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Not as bad as you make it to be.
Yes, Safi does own and run the Safi Landmark Hotel including the connected MAll.
Yes, there was a blast that occured, apart from the crew getting injured, there were no casualties, but this was nearly 4 years back.
No your wrong on the , "to no protection to the crew". the Crew on the 767 and all other fleet families had armed guards going in and coming back.
Whilst Hamid Safi's a warlord in his own right, he ensures his crew are safe.
Yes, the money's crap.
yes and no, to aircraft being in a crap state, they do take off with occasional MEL, but they try and get it sorted in Dubai.
Yes, they do get SAFA inspected on EVERY FLIGHT, so you need to have every single darn document and paper in place.
YES, Kabul is still rated HIGH RISK, but since 2011, there has been Zero incidents at Kabul, at the Safi hotel and with Safi Crew.
As with any outfit in the Middle East, you need to be careful with what getting into.
that said, Safi's no less than any of the tier 2 airlines as Jupiter, Eastern SkyJets(This would be compliment for ESJ to be rated in the same breath as Safi), Jupiter/GlobalJet and RAK Airways.
Good luck mate!.