Emirates IS(nt)? Government owned / run?
Ok so lets see now...
Regarding all the previous complaints from the like of Qantas and Air Canada, they claim EK operates an unfair advantage as it is a government run / owned airline and benefits the airline in a way that competition carriers cannot compete with as they are commercial entities.
Emirates has stated in the past that it is not a Government owned / sponsored airline and as such operates as a commercial company in the same way with similar rules as other operators, hence with no advantages!
So why are all the employees being forced to pay fees for fines of the UAE ID card which is for government (semi or not) employees only and not expats? Also why are those who applied before and have delayed the re-application for the card being fined when those who have never applied or paid for the card before will not be fined.
Beware new hires, this is the democracy that you are walking into>
(By the way, whats going on with EPI??)