DSO move to Meydan starting....?

[captainsmiffy]

My neighbour in DSO has just been given their marching orders to Meydan...is this starting across the board? They havent requested it and they dont want it.

[ChillinInTheDesert]

From Cedre or Semmer?

[captainsmiffy]

Semmer....

[Mr Good Cat]

Just goes to show, you can't believe everything you see and hear from colleagues.

A friend who had spoken to the SVP of accommodation was told that a new 5 year lease was signed on Semmer.

Unless he meant Cedre, or only certain units in Semmer.

Sad but inevitable for all of us pilots.... especially since they announced the Pilots Village to be built as the next phase with another 1500 villas round the corner.

[ChillinInTheDesert]

I thought they had filled the avail Meydan villas. I heard the next batch was not avail until the new year?

[captainsmiffy]

Their move is scheduled for early next year.....

[ChillinInTheDesert]

Thanks for the heads up, we know many families in Semmer. They will not be happy.

[SOPS]

If it's true..time to leave trigger has just gone off

[vfenext]

If its true watch the rent/price of housing go up.

[Capn Rex Havoc]

captainsmiffy - How senior is your friend in the company? Were there any extenuating circumstances that made the company move him?
A bit worrying if this is true.
At a ground school wash-up in Jun, the HR lady said there were no plans to move from Semmer into Meydan.

[montencee]

A friend who had spoken to the SVP of accommodation was told that a new 5 year lease was signed on Semmer.

So maybe a manager who is being turfed out of his Jumeirah villa has turned his nose up at Meydan but has settled for DSO Semmer...

[captainsmiffy]

Think that I was at that june wash up.....so quite surprised to hear this. The neighbour is not a pilot and am not sure of how long they have been here. But it is NOT a rumour....

[littlejet]

give it a year or two. The oversupply and maybe a good 'ole recession will put things back in place. The rents will be reasonable and EPC members again wanted in clubs and bars...

[ChillinInTheDesert]

Anyone else heard of families from DSO being given their notice to move to Meydan?

[Wizofoz]

Pure rumour, but I heard the Tim Clark went to inspect Meydan and went ape-s####. He had signed off on the development, but what eventuated was nothing like what he was originally shown.

That's why phase two will be duplexes with much more space, but it still leaves EK with 500 odd prison cells to fill.

I suspect they are moving non-pilots of a slightly lower grade in, making room at DSO for pilots who are entitled to a villa.

[Outatowner]

Sounds like the wives have been on the gin again, standing out on the street watching the maids, nattering and cooking up rumours. Ignore.

[captainsmiffy]

Outatowner......not rumour, but fact.....in this one instance, at least. Cant comment on anymore moves.

[ChillinInTheDesert]

Meaning you don't know of any more moves? Or just cannot say at this time?

[captainsmiffy]

Meaning that I know of this one forced move only.....as I asked in my first post, is this the start of a big move? They do not wish to go whatsoever. It is not rumour, as you implied, but fact.

[captainsmiffy]

Sorry, chillin.....it wasnt you that implied that these were rumours, it was outatowner. My mistake.

[ChillinInTheDesert]

;) Captainsmiffy