The one thing I can guarantee is that if EY have the upper financial hand, as it would seem they do, it won't be datal.
I think anyone who took the time to think about it would quickly come to the conclusion that in EK, (and EY?), about the only time seniority really matters is when you're lining up with a dozen other staff for that most elusive of creatures, the sub-load seat.
On a more serious note, I've said above (and before) that I've thought for a long time the merger would occur one day. For everyone's sake, I'd really love to see the egos put aside and the merger to work. Who knows? If the debt is as big as I suspect it might be, they might just have to be. Let's hope the egos down in AUH are such that they'll allow everyone in DXB some suitable saving of face.
For everyone's sake, I think we'd all love to see LR 3 doing his sprint naked down Shk Zed Rd!!