Banana and Potato are 2 airlines, I'll leave it for you to ask your cabin crew!
Yes only new guys get paid more, 15% more!
Cash is the only answer to ballooning cost of living Dubai inflation, rotten lifestyle with 6-7 days off, crazy hours up to 127hrs in a month, insane punitive culture from chief pilot sick calls to using leave in lieu of health benefits to clinic appointments fines and now super low levels of experience!!! Commercial license with only turboprop history?! Whaaat!!