Speaking as ‘self loading freight’ Emirates is a great airline to fly with. We fly the ATH-DXB-JNB route with them once or twice a year. I had an opportunity to work in the Middle East 16 years ago. Having operated through there many times I decided that the managerial philosophy was not for me. It says at lot for the professionalism of the crews that there is no obvious dissension in the ranks. Given the mindset of the management and the cultural differences to the West managing any change is going to be a very big uphill struggle. Please try to maintain your exceptional standards over there. One presumes the flight deck door is now locked so the drivers can snooze in peace. 
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