Guys,
I've been reading with interest the criticism that EK receives from a few people on here. What really baffles me [and it doesn't take alot] is how EK is considered bad in the eyes of many, but which other airlines in the world today offers a better over all package?
Let's take a quick look at the UK! Ryanair, Easy jet, BA,Virgin,Jet2,Flybe etc.............No!
Europe! Air france, KLM,LH, Iberia or how about Wizzair, Malev, Air Europa etc etc...............No!
USA.......................No
South/central America......Mexicana...oh no they ve just gone bust!
Asia...................... Maybe Cathay ??
Australia.................Maybe Quantas??
We talk about EK changing contracts without consultation with its employees. We have Balpa here in the UK and if the airline want to lay pilots off, they will whether you are being represented by Balpa, IPA or Rumpole of the Bailey. They may give you 30 or 90 days to get out but the end reult is still the same..........you are out!
Maybe and just maybe, they guys who hate life in Dubai and EK should do the decent thing and leave and head back to the wonderful seasonal contracts at Ryanair, or Easyjet and consider going to VS where it takes about 15 years to command with a few redundancies thrown in for good measure. I get the f*&king feeling with some people that no matter what they were getting paid, or no matter how good the aircraft are etc etc, they would still complain and moan about life there. Well fine...just leave then! End of!! Hand your notice in and head off to better T & C's else where and let the guys who are looking at making a life/career for themselves and their familes in the UAE go there without all this boll*&%ks all the time.
The next thing you'll be moaning about is its hot and got lots of sand there too....oh hang, on you do already!! Like I've said aviation is far from perfect and EK is no exception, but take a very hard look around and come back to me and tell everyone here which other airlines are offering a packakge that competes with Emirates? Genuine answers please based on facts and not because you are fed up with the sun and sand.