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March in Toronto

Anyone going to the OD in Toronto on the 19th?

Hello All,
Congratulations to those who received their GC. This is my 10th week of waiting and still nothing from them. Kindly someone PM me on the alternative numbers for calling the HR. The numbers have been calling have never been answered. This is like a third time im asking for your help. Anyone. I will really appreciate it. btw im female and thats why cant understand why the long wait. Thank you great people.

Hi all, I cant log in as I am getting this message,
"Application Error please contact your RC"
when i try to log in into my candidate portal,am at the stage when i have to get medical approval and after that i have to resign from my current employer.
Does anyone know what this mean?

@Njaria

I'm having the same problem I can't log into the portal. I keep getting the message that it's currently down, sorry for the inconvience etc.... so frustrating!!

hello...here in Manila Philippines, i'm having the same thing...is the system down? i'm having the same problem...i cant access my portal...showing "APPLICATION ERROR.CONTACT YOUR RC"....

i'm waiting for the check mark for medicals..

Login problem too !

Me too guys !! Same problem, I've just done all the medicals and can't log anymore. It's probably normal :)

x

I have the same problem also!
does anybody know the following to help me also>?

Im 22 so do i still need to have a smear test as my doctor wont give me one they said i will need to pay privately because im under 25?

And do you still need to get your eyes tested if you dont currently wear glasses? this is stressfull...

they were supposed to be doing maintenance to the employee portal sometime soon so I expect they are doing same for recruitment site aswell.

You don't need the optical form if you never wear/need glass or ontact lens.

hi there is a problem with their network but i advice that if your deadlines for the medicals are up,you should call them tomorrow if their networks will still be low.anyone joining 2nd may?

What are your favourite layovers and why?
-I'm on the A380.
-New York: good flying hours, good shoping, good breakfast.
-Bangkok: easy flight, love the food, love the spa, I buy my DVDs. However, there is no direct BKK any more on the A380, we do a 4-day trip as we do a HongKong turnaround from Bangkok.

Are the hotels normally located in the city?
Some in the city, some at the airport.

Which destinations do we have to stay at the airport hotels... i heard LHR is? what are the others?
-I will not check all the hotels for you, sorry. London, Paris, Rome are at the airports.
-We stay on Time Square if we are in New York.
-It takes 60-90 minutes to get to the hotel in Soul. It could take 2-3 hours to get there if it's winter.
-Same thing with Moscow, tiring bus drive. You stay near the Red Square.
-They recently changed hotel in Mauritius. No beach access any more, such a pity!

I understand most of the layovers are around 24hrs.. Though which locations are longer? I heard some of the US destinations are 50hrs, as well as Sydney is sometimes 48hrs, not sure if this is still the case though..
Yes, that's correct. Toronto, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco are around 50 hours. New York is only 24 or 30.

As for the probation period, are we able to use ANY form of staff travel during this time? I'd imagine not, but worth a try.. haha
-I think yes, you can use id50 and id90 (maybe not unlimited but I'm not sure) because my flatmate went home twice during her probation on her off days.
-I think you can only use flyzed tickets (other airlines) after 1 year of service.
-The new ones must know it better.

In theory, just say i had 4-5 rostered days off in a row, what would my chances be of flying home to Sydney for a weekend?
-I doubt you will get 5 days off in a row. It doesn't happen nowadays.
-However, you can swap your flights for off days after probation. You might have to spend hours on the computer to find someone to swap with. That's the reason why you need patience!
-Schedueling loves giving duties like: 3 off, rest day, night turnaround, 3 off, layover. Annoying, isn't it?!
-Unfortunately, you might have to pay to be able to get rid of this little turnaround: getting one off for a Doha or Bahrain costs you 500-1000 dhs. You go to the Headquarters, give the money to your colleague, do the swap on the computer.
-It shocked me when my pilot friend told me that even pilots do this! An off day cost him 2000 dirham in January but he managed to have 10 off days in a row.
-Going home on a weekend to SYD? I think your chances are bad but you should ask the Australian crew. They should know.

I do understand most EK flights to Sydney are full, so if this was the case we do have eligibility to use ZED fares right? So would this mean i would be able to take an Etihad or V-Aus flight from Syd to Abu Dhabi (not ideal i know haha) or a QF flight to singapore and then connect from there for a similar id90 price?
-You can buy flyzed tickets unlimited after completing a year. However, you cannot see the exact loads. It's also risky but what to do.

Also how are the load factors normally for EK LHR flights?
Full, full, full. However, there are many LHR-flights a day so it's not mission impossible. I checked tomorrow's date for you as an example:
There are 5 flights tomorrow. Two of them are overbooked, two of them are half empty, one of them is almost full. On 25th all the flights seem to be full but if you are lucky you can make it. Most of the return flights are OK this week.
Again: talk to the British crew, they know the best.

Do you get much use out of staff travel/zeds? How do you find them?
-On the Cabin Crew Portal under Trips.
-After 3 years you can change your Annual Leave Destination each year. So, if you plan to go far, it's better to use the free, confirmed Annual Leave Ticket.
-You will get a Service Related Ticket every year after finishing your first contract. It's free, you only pay the taxes.
-Some crew don't know that you get a free ticket if you go home for compassionate leave (5 days). You either need to ask your manager to organize your trip or do it yourself. The cost of tickets will be given back to you with your salary but you need to keep the boarding pass and bring the birth certificate to your manager.

As far as the FACE card goes, what kind of places in Dubai can you use it at? Are they worthwhile?
Yes, it's great! Check out the homepage, no password required.
www.facecard.org

If you do want to go home in probation, you MUST ask your manager. I know of a girl who tried to 'sneak' and was found out- she got sacked.

It IS possible to do, but you have to clear it first. Some people think they can do whatever they like, but really it is not fair for some to break the rules to go home early when many many others had to wait the 6 months.

Yes it is tough. It's nice to go home but do be prepared in case they say no. A girl I flew with recently only went home after over 8 months in the company- she had asked to go after 5 & 1/2 (for family event) but was refused.

I think this can depend on which manager you get and also how busy is the flying (no hope over christmas/busy times)

As Mari says its possible to use combination of tickts but you need to have a second plan, just in case!!

you could get to sydney but lots of flights are full full full.....

A friend from Melbourne takes a flight to Perth then buys a ticket on domestic airline (e.g cheap from Jet Star or Tiger Air) to Melbourne...

Quote:

Hello! Not sure about smears in the UK, although for the eye test, I didn't have to get mine tested as I only wear glasses for driving at night, i.e. I don't need them on a day to day basis. The opthalmic report was still pending after I had done the other medicals, so i just sent them a query & they removed it & approved the rest! Hope this helps :)

probation period

Hi Mari,

just wanted to ask regarding the example you gave about the girl who got sacked for sneaking home.....

say for example someone gets a Vienna flight during probation, and it is i.e. a 24 hr layover, do they need to notify someone (purser, sfs) if they want to go to Bratislava (30 mins from vienna but in a different country) during the stay? or is it the person's business how they spend the layover? thanks!!

hi guys
my friend is waiting for the GC and wondering what will they say to her when she picks up
she just working again and she can't quit or shee has to pay them back
so when EK calls her what will they ask
will they ask her if she' currently working ?and if she says yes will they ask for a resignation lettre?
my friend want to go as quickly as possible
can anyone tell me the conversation during the GC

Medical Help Anyone

i was wondering abt the medicals, ive just recently found out that i have an under active thyroid... do you know, or can you kindly find out if EMIRAITES will still accept me with this conditionhttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...ies/boohoo.gif thank you x

I read "most" of the thread so sorry if this question has already been answered,
Is the ability to speak/read/write fluent arabic absolutely necessary to join Emirates?

Hello Everyone,

Anyone with DOJ March 21st please Let me know :):).

Anyone else excited about going to an open day in LA next month?! I know I am! Definitely send me a private message if you are attending the one in LA on March 26th.

Also, to all the current cabin crews out there, I know you guys are super busy traveling around the world and you guys are all jet lagged, but if you have the time, what medical reasons will DISQUALIFY you from becoming a cabin crew? I know that Emirates has an extensive medical background check, so you don't have to list all of them but I just wanna know the big important reasons. Thanks in advance to whomever responds.