Arabian Jets Still Searching for Pilots
Arabian Jets HR staff; Abdulhameed and Talal are telling the ex-pat recruits that they will be staying at the fabulous "Durrah Beach Resort" compound in Jeddah. Do not be fooled, the Durrah Beach Resort does not meet the Embassy definition of a compound.
No armed guards.
No guns.
Locals pass through routinely.
The Durrah Beach Resort is for locals to kick it Muslim style. Woman sun bath near the pool in their abia's covered head to toe to avoid stoning. Woman can wear any color they want as long as it is Black. Swimming is not recommended because it also will be done in an abia. Crews do not feel welcome and stay in their rooms mostly.
The apartment doors are not secure even with the dead-bolts thrown. A hotel swipe key will still open it as learned by a German Crewmember that woke up to find a man standing over him in his bedroom at about 3 or 4am, the man turned his light on and then left in a hurry. The front desk at the Durrah was amused and did not care. Management staff at Arabian Jets also was not concerned.
Ex-pats have been attacked and killed at the Durrah in the past. Warnings are coming from the U.S. Embassy that things are heating up again.
The Durrah Beach Resort is also a 45 minute drive to the airport and over 1 hour drive to the office.
Other Ex-pats employed in Saudi Arabia are staying compounds.
Last edited by Difficult One; 27th Oct 2011 at 02:58.