Just a few observations from my notice period so far, that may help others.
• One of the first things you are informed about when you resign is that all tickets booked on TRIPS, must be paid for in person at the ESC. This is wrong! The salary deduction payment method is still used until 45 days prior to your leaving date. Between resigning and 45 days prior to leaving, your tickets will still be paid by salary deduction but the tickets have to be manually processed by Staff Travel, which will take a few days. For short notice travel, a quick visit to the ESC is required to get your ticket issued, yet it's a non event.
• Shortly after you resign you are asked if you would prefer to use Skycargo or an external sea/air freight moving company. The allowance for moving out is far more generous than what you encountered when you moved to Dubai. My advice is do not use SkyCargo and use the Air/Sea Freight option, as EK are willing to make a reasonable contribution to the latter and may cover all that you wish to take with you. It's all in the staff travel manual but the amount that EK is willing to pay is based on your designated Annual Leave Destination and length of service. 10 years or more service sees EK contribute 44K AED for moving to the Americas and 36K AED for moving to Europe. Therefore it is something not to overlook. Taxes, customs fees and insurance should still be paid by the staff.