kauwahi, you must have bene there when i was there 2001-2002. The pay for f/a back then was okay i guess, paid in riyals into your qatari bank account..don't forget that you'll have no outgoings out there, ie, no rent, taxes, bills etc so it's great in that respect and the more layovers you do, the more you get paid..i did 9 days in bangkok with an internal turnaround to manila, 5 days munich, 7 days paris, 2 day maldives and those dreaded 4 sector days..