Sorry, I forget that some people not from around here read this for its entertainment value.
Simple really:
- EY was formed as a means for Abu Dhabi to get out of the GF partnership. Some of the core EY people initialy came from GF.
- A lot of the GF Deadwood floated to EY
- JH left(?) GF for EY
- A lot of the JH started routes axed by GF were almost imediately started up by JH at EY
- A lot of GF crew went over to EY prior to GF improving its compensatin package.
- etc. etc.
To many outsiders, EY may seam like another glamorous Middle Eastern airline. To those that have been here awhile, it's just another GF in the making.
Saying that now, most of the people that I've known at GF have all been happy with GF (aside from the money aspect as well as the numpties at the top). Moreso than it would seem for QR or EK. So I would assume it may be the same at EY, although it seems a lot of the numpties are in place there.
If you really want to come to the ME now, good luck. I don't envy anyone having to make that life changing choice now. I'm not sure what I would do if I had to do it over again, knowing now what I didn't know then.