Dani...
You are correct but if you knew the culture in the Arab world and Dubai in particular, they can't really seem to understand why they're having such a hard time recruiting.... it doesn't sink in much that all they'd need to do is base overseas somewhere.
However, it's not as easy as that. First, and it actually makes a bit of sense, is that both the airline and government of Dubai want you to s
Secondly, and I'm not 100% sure of this but I believe if they base in different countries, the labor laws of that country "could" apply and Emirates would lose much of their control over it's employee group and the possibility of unions comes up and ultimately, Emirates could lose a great advantage they have not having unions as they are illegal in the UAE.
My two dirhams worth.
K