Willing' - Saudia used to have the best coin; overtime bonuses; end of contract bonus and 8/9 hour cockpit duty protection but those days are disappearing quickly on the new contracts. Overtime used to be aplenty but not anymore (for expats at least). Hotels were (many still are) 5 star but that's changing while rostering under the FAA117 regs still have them doing double crew when the others are augmenting & SV augmenting when the others single crew. It all adds to the ambiance
The 20/10 contract in Riyadh is going ok for many so far but it's a win win for the company and it's not set in concrete either... but it helps I guess considering the place you're living in.
Flynas has a good contract and days off in a row I'm told but is A320 local area mostly, as is SaudiGulf and FlyaDeal.
So, a balance of pay vs time off vs lifestyle? Wrong industry nowadays buddy... change professions
