And don't think the new announcement of 10 buddy tickets is great.
Take out the maids ticket and the dead parents tickets and you are still left with 4.
So really nothing has been given, and given that the maids tkt was, I think FOC, we lost in the deal. Although you can now send your maid home Diamond Zone !
Add to that the downgrading of the annual leave tkt and the staff not wanting to do anything to assist you with these travel plans...
It's better to stay at home or take a confirmed ID 100 on EK!