Also don't forget the average time to command at EK is what, 5 years? At flydubai it's roughly 2 years. So you get a 3 year head start with a captains salary to make up that difference. Seeing most people tend to hang around this corner of the globe for about 5-7 years I'd say you're not bad of at flydubai. Granted I haven't run any maths to back this up as I'm just to lazy right now.