EMIRATES - Crew Discussions
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EMIRATES - Crew Discussions
I thought it's about time that we start a thread for those of us who are already employed at Emirates Airlines. Lets post our discussions under this thread.
To start of,just saw in the newspaper (Gulf News) that we are starting to fly directly to Toronto,Canada on 26 October 2007. It's about time! Also saw in the Business Traveller magazine that we will be starting to fly to Cape Town soon. They just haven't released the date yet but everything is set up and ready to go. It will also be a direct flight. Yippee!
To start of,just saw in the newspaper (Gulf News) that we are starting to fly directly to Toronto,Canada on 26 October 2007. It's about time! Also saw in the Business Traveller magazine that we will be starting to fly to Cape Town soon. They just haven't released the date yet but everything is set up and ready to go. It will also be a direct flight. Yippee!
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EK Cabin Service
Just travelled EK 026/025 over the week, returning to GLA yesterday. Flew in Business and noticed that the two attendants working there - it was full - seemed very busy. I know that the meal service is generally unhurried but the lunch service stretched right to TOD and was curtailed; no coffee etc. During descent cabin staff from Economy came forward and assisted the Business staff in securing the cabin; I later heard one member of staff complaining about the situation.
I worked for EK as an engineer in the early 90s and always enjoyed the standard of service; several flights in recent years have showed a marked degradation.
This degradation seems to pervade quite a lot of EKs service. The Business lounge at Gate 9 in DXB was full and staff were less than polite in directing people to an alternative across the hall (instead of putting a notice up, they told each passenger as they approached the desk). The terminal reminded me a bit of LHR or CDG; neither a pleasant airport.
I worked for EK as an engineer in the early 90s and always enjoyed the standard of service; several flights in recent years have showed a marked degradation.
This degradation seems to pervade quite a lot of EKs service. The Business lounge at Gate 9 in DXB was full and staff were less than polite in directing people to an alternative across the hall (instead of putting a notice up, they told each passenger as they approached the desk). The terminal reminded me a bit of LHR or CDG; neither a pleasant airport.
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A few flights have been going short crew lately so maybe that was the situation. I did a Islamabad turnaround the other day and we only had enough crew to cover doors as well as a supy on her first flight ever!!
It was a 2 class 777-300 and we worked our butts off. I had a door position as well as operating the mid galley!!!
It was a 2 class 777-300 and we worked our butts off. I had a door position as well as operating the mid galley!!!
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Cape town???, I never heard that one, I would really like that, it's an amazing place, any other destinations that you might know?.
Regarding to crew shortage it happens every year, lots of crew quit after the bonnus plus lots of crew go on holidays on the summer months and EK never seems to plan ahead for the summer months, what to do?
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Anyway, share your info on more destinations please !!!!
Regarding to crew shortage it happens every year, lots of crew quit after the bonnus plus lots of crew go on holidays on the summer months and EK never seems to plan ahead for the summer months, what to do?
.Anyway, share your info on more destinations please !!!!
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There is a link on the crewportal where you can apply for the 380. They have 400 tickets available for crew. You must do it on your off day (thats if you get it on the 17th of August). I'm not really that interested. I dont know why everybody is making such a big fuss over the 380. Looks like a flying warehouse. Probably is.
Got an email from my cabin crew manager who asked me if I could cancel my leave for this month because they are short of SFS's! Too many SFS's are apparently scheduled for leave this month. They never prepare for the summer months it seems. I didnt reply,because if I dont go on leave I might commit murder on board
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Summer holidays are the worst. Did a Cochin flight with 72 kids and 12 infants! Babies screaming and kids running up and down the aisle.
Got an email from my cabin crew manager who asked me if I could cancel my leave for this month because they are short of SFS's! Too many SFS's are apparently scheduled for leave this month. They never prepare for the summer months it seems. I didnt reply,because if I dont go on leave I might commit murder on board
. Summer holidays are the worst. Did a Cochin flight with 72 kids and 12 infants! Babies screaming and kids running up and down the aisle.
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You are right mate, run while you can, dont even answer the mail, and becareful when answering the phone, it could be him / her.
As per short of crew it happens on every year, they never learn, do they?, the same happens on x-mas, they advertise that there is room for leave and then we go short of crew.
I'm glad that I'll be in training college during Aug and part of Sep, then LV.
The link for the A380 dont work
, but it says that there will be snaks served by EK crew, any idea who those poor souls might be?, can you just imaging 400 pax being served on an aircraft that noone has an idea?, that's terrible, it should be a fun experience, not a stressful one.
I will be off that day so if I dont get to go inside I will try to get some pictures from the fence or somewhere.
As per short of crew it happens on every year, they never learn, do they?, the same happens on x-mas, they advertise that there is room for leave and then we go short of crew.
I'm glad that I'll be in training college during Aug and part of Sep, then LV.
The link for the A380 dont work
, but it says that there will be snaks served by EK crew, any idea who those poor souls might be?, can you just imaging 400 pax being served on an aircraft that noone has an idea?, that's terrible, it should be a fun experience, not a stressful one.I will be off that day so if I dont get to go inside I will try to get some pictures from the fence or somewhere.
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I too am not tooooo thrilled with that big fat peice of metal !!!! Still feel we need more boeing aircrafts(fast ,,,fuel efficient and nice to work in!!!)...love the ER's 
....and they better book those 787's if they wanna fly a lot to the U.S ...or they'll never get the flight rights
!!!! Still feel we need more boeing aircrafts(fast ,,,fuel efficient and nice to work in!!!)...love the ER's ....and they better book those 787's if they wanna fly a lot to the U.S ...or they'll never get the flight rights
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obscure EK questions...
Hi EK crew - I know this may be an obscure request, but does anyone have any photographs of the accommodation that cabin crew stay in, in Dubai? If so, could you PM them to me?
Also one more question - are crew able to do any part time work in the UAE (legally), for example, English tutoring? I'm soon to start as cabin crew, and I am also a qualifed primary teacher, so thought I could do some tutoring to get my 'kid fix' and earn some extra cash.
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SHFG
Also one more question - are crew able to do any part time work in the UAE (legally), for example, English tutoring? I'm soon to start as cabin crew, and I am also a qualifed primary teacher, so thought I could do some tutoring to get my 'kid fix' and earn some extra cash.
Cheers,
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There are too many accommodations to send photos of all of them. Our accommodations are nice and decent if you were worried about that. I doubt it if you will have time for extra work with our schedules. You will be sleeping on most of your off days to recover from all the flights you will be doing. Emirates is not one of those airlines where you get long periods of off days. Here you will work,work,work. If you should manage to do it,good luck to you
There are so many kids on our flights that I doubt it if you would want a 'kid fix' after work. We have actually quite a few ex-teachers that are working for us....
There are so many kids on our flights that I doubt it if you would want a 'kid fix' after work. We have actually quite a few ex-teachers that are working for us....
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for the english teacher....my ex-flatmate was a hair stylist from toni and guy and he did work around his schedule to cut hair....but lemme tell u it was a hush hush....private not legal thingy!!!!!!!!
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777w - thanks for that tip! 
whatzmyname - I know there are a few different locations cc stay at, but if anyone has any pics of where they are (even if it is not the place I'll end up in) I'd really appreciate seeing them via PM... just wondering what they are like before I sign on the dotted line... are they serviced...? are there gym-like facilities onsite or nearby? are they usually in nice areas of town, close to transport/shops etc? I've never been to DBX before so I am unsure as to what to expect... sure it will be fabulous, but I got caught once signing a contract that was a big mistake... long story!
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whatzmyname - I know there are a few different locations cc stay at, but if anyone has any pics of where they are (even if it is not the place I'll end up in) I'd really appreciate seeing them via PM... just wondering what they are like before I sign on the dotted line... are they serviced...? are there gym-like facilities onsite or nearby? are they usually in nice areas of town, close to transport/shops etc? I've never been to DBX before so I am unsure as to what to expect... sure it will be fabulous, but I got caught once signing a contract that was a big mistake... long story!
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I would like to aske a question to the follow colleagues on EK and EY. Let's suppose that you go somewhere out oo the U.A.E, on your days off. Do you have any obligation to come back 12H befor your next rostered flight ? And if let's say, you had a problem, and you come back late, and you have been already replaced by another crew on standby ( poor crew lol ), is there any sanction ?
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The apartments are very different from each others, most buildings have gym and pool and the ones that don't, they have it near by, we also get the chance to use for free the gym and pool facilities on some hotels.
The flats are not service, if you mean "maid", but its very cheap to share with your flat mates for a weekly cleaner service, it's up to you.
The location again is very different as they are lots of EK accomodations, some are close by shops some aren't, so, it's the luck of the day I guess, regarding local transport, I must admit that I have never been on a bus in Dubai, so I can't really tell you much about it, but taxis are widely available and if you get along with your flat mates you can share the taxis to the supermarket or things like that, most crew buy car shortly after joining because it ends up being cheaper than taking taxis everyday, then again it's totally up to you and it all depends where your flat is located because you might not even need to buy car.
There is a pick up bus before your flight and a drop off bus after your flight that thakes you from your building to the training college / briefing center and back.
The flats are 2 or 3 bedrooms, some have the bathroom inside, some on the corridor, some you might have to share the bathroom, but the bedroom is yours and you don't share it, (well, unless you find some one special
) je je je. There is a corfew from 01:00 to 07:00 when no one outside EK can stay in your flat, how ever if the guest is EK then it's no problem.
The flats are fully furnished, there is everything except TV, audio system, etc., however all kitchen stuf is there including fridge, washing machine / dryer, bed stuf. So, there is no need to buy anything major, and if you live in a place that someone is already living then there is no need to buy TV and lots of stuf as most flat mates are ok and will share it.
You will be given advances of money back you will have to pay back all of it, apart from 500 DHS that is "a welcome gift", I would recomend that you bring some extra cash as it's difficult at the begining to get yourself sorted because you are not earning that much money as you will be in training college for 6 weeks and then you will start flying, so for at least 3 months your salary wont be that good.
I hope that this have helped a bit, regarding the pictures I have to agree with the rest, it's impossible to send you any because it's all very different from one to the other but over all it's fine and you won't be making any mistake. Go for it !!!
Leo
The flats are not service, if you mean "maid", but its very cheap to share with your flat mates for a weekly cleaner service, it's up to you.
The location again is very different as they are lots of EK accomodations, some are close by shops some aren't, so, it's the luck of the day I guess, regarding local transport, I must admit that I have never been on a bus in Dubai, so I can't really tell you much about it, but taxis are widely available and if you get along with your flat mates you can share the taxis to the supermarket or things like that, most crew buy car shortly after joining because it ends up being cheaper than taking taxis everyday, then again it's totally up to you and it all depends where your flat is located because you might not even need to buy car.
There is a pick up bus before your flight and a drop off bus after your flight that thakes you from your building to the training college / briefing center and back.
The flats are 2 or 3 bedrooms, some have the bathroom inside, some on the corridor, some you might have to share the bathroom, but the bedroom is yours and you don't share it, (well, unless you find some one special
) je je je. There is a corfew from 01:00 to 07:00 when no one outside EK can stay in your flat, how ever if the guest is EK then it's no problem.The flats are fully furnished, there is everything except TV, audio system, etc., however all kitchen stuf is there including fridge, washing machine / dryer, bed stuf. So, there is no need to buy anything major, and if you live in a place that someone is already living then there is no need to buy TV and lots of stuf as most flat mates are ok and will share it.
You will be given advances of money back you will have to pay back all of it, apart from 500 DHS that is "a welcome gift", I would recomend that you bring some extra cash as it's difficult at the begining to get yourself sorted because you are not earning that much money as you will be in training college for 6 weeks and then you will start flying, so for at least 3 months your salary wont be that good.
I hope that this have helped a bit, regarding the pictures I have to agree with the rest, it's impossible to send you any because it's all very different from one to the other but over all it's fine and you won't be making any mistake. Go for it !!!
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curfew
with regard to the curfew between 1am - 7am. if you are not working, do you have to be back in your apartment by 1am, so is it only for having people to stay?
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Read again.......
The flats are 2 or 3 bedrooms, some have the bathroom inside, some on the corridor, some you might have to share the bathroom, but the bedroom is yours and you don't share it, (well, unless you find some one special ) je je je. There is a corfew from 01:00 to 07:00 when no one outside EK can stay in your flat, how ever if the guest is EK then it's no problem.
You dont need to be back by 01:00, this is only for guest, that's why there is a book at the reception where your guests must sign in and if they are EK they must write the staff number as well, so the security guy knows, if the guest is not EK he/she must leave your flat by 01:00 and only return by 07:00.
I hope that it's clear now, take care !!!!
Leo
The flats are 2 or 3 bedrooms, some have the bathroom inside, some on the corridor, some you might have to share the bathroom, but the bedroom is yours and you don't share it, (well, unless you find some one special
) je je je. There is a corfew from 01:00 to 07:00 when no one outside EK can stay in your flat, how ever if the guest is EK then it's no problem.You dont need to be back by 01:00, this is only for guest, that's why there is a book at the reception where your guests must sign in and if they are EK they must write the staff number as well, so the security guy knows, if the guest is not EK he/she must leave your flat by 01:00 and only return by 07:00.
I hope that it's clear now, take care !!!!
Leo