I number of local emirati co-workers in my lowly rank are thinking of leaving Emirates to fly for someone else we cannot talk of.
Not only is it quicker to command , they have a PAY-RISE AND PROFIT-SHARE, (even if the profit is manufactured)!!
If I was a local, I'd move too. Wait a minute, I have those same command requirements..
Its all about the $coin$ vs the competition, oooh they have first-class double-bedroom sky-suites now...