As someone who considers himself balanced - this is a severe disappointment.
Working 20% extra, sacrificing valuable family time, losing the annual leave destination by having to use an EK destination in the US, getting billed for DEWA charges, losing the 3% increment, flying under the loosest FTL's in the industry, operating under a punitive flt ops mgt psyche...all to be told that in effect you are taking a cut (3% last yr and this year is equal to 6.1%)...in the face of what will be robust profits.
I have held my breath with my colleagues when it came to criticising the co. as I believed the opportunity to atone would present itself in the form of fair pay at the annual review.
They were right and I was wrong.
A sad day indeed for the pilot group that carried this airline through the storm.
Pity,
f.