Emirates and the "no allowances" scam
Notice how more and more layovers are going to "full board", therefore totally zero..zilch..not a sausage in allowances. Latest is LOS...not a cent and you have to eat the crap food there, when it's dished out.
Hong Kong...zero for breakfast, which means if you want breakfast, you have to get up before 5.30am body clock to eat it!!
I don't have a problem with those sort of deals in a hotel within an hour or two of your body clock, but to have to get up at all hours of the day or night to have a meal is just ridiculous. If I'm hungry at 3.00am in New York, I'd like to be able to pop across to the deli to get something to eat with my allowances, not have to wait another three hours to have a complimentary meal.
I can see the day when there simply won't be any allowances paid out with this company.
It even ends up a safety issue, as I'm sure many of our crew simply won't eat properly if it means spending their own money. Bloody rubbish policy.