What do you want, safety or adventure? Adventure doesn't happen without risk. Given a choice, I'll take the adventuresome option any day of the week. But I realize it is not for everyone. I have spent some time in Africa, Asia, Central America, South America and the Middle East. And I lived to tell about it! I'll be headed out for another adventure soon. There was a day when I paid good hard earned money for my adventures. Now they pay me! Life is good.
And by the way, EK is not exactly a risky job. DXB is one of the safest places on earth, and EK will put you in the best hotel to be found in Lagos Nigeria if you're there. On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being riskiest, EK, EY, QR and the other reputable airlines in the region are about a 2.
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