"Also being away 15 nights from home is better than only getting home when you are on leave as is the case in the ex-pat world."
Comparing apples with oranges I see...
I think there will be an exodus, heard along the vine that several F/Os (into double figures) have requested copies of their training files, doesn't take a rocket scientist to work that one out. Fact is there is more money, better Ts and Cs and a better type rating out in the middle east, so it's obviously going to lure people in.
Atreyu