Timeline
 

Alright, lets see...My Open day was July 31st and I received my tickets today (october 11) so thats about 2 and a half months, a little less. A loooooooooooooooooooooooong two and a half months though, for Christs sake. lol. Seems a hell of a lot longer..but then again, only three months ago I wouldnt have known that only two weeks from now I will be leaving for Dubai! Craziness...

Open Day - July 31
Assessment Day - August 15
Final Interview - August 18
Received email stating I made it through - August 29
Received email stating medical reports were received - September 10
Received email stating medical reports were approved - October 2
Received email to fill out online joining form - October 6
Received email saying tickets were sent - October 8
Received tickets in the mail - October 11
Departure date!!! - October 26

Hope that helps :ok:

amowers

Wow amowers, Im really impressed with how you were able to recall your dates! :D I know how the waiting game is, my last airlines made me wait nearly 6 months from start to finish :eek: But for me EK have been super fast! Started interviews on the 16th of Sep and looking at departing on the 20th of this month! Makes my head spin a bit!! But very exciting :ok:

Cheers :p

Waiting game
 

AMOWERS:

Congrats to you!!! Its good to see that theres a happy end if you stay patient...! ;-)


My open day was July 5th,
Interview July 6th.

They changed my date of trave three times, right now its November 3rd.

But by the way... I know a girl she left for Dubai last year. It took her exactly 5 weeks from the open day to her flight to DXB, only 4 weeks from her final interview!!!!

So I think EK can do faster if they want to!!!!! ;)

Money , money, money ..lol
 

Just being a bit curious... how much (average) does a CC take home working for EK ??

Thanks

Sandra

LOL. Well, I can tell you right now that I didnt just ´remember´all of the dates....I remembered the open day, assessment day and final interview...the rest of the dates i got from all the emails i have received from Emirates because I have received them.

OzyOS - Your process is flying!! Obviously they really need people, huh? Thats crazy. I would have loved to go sooner, but my wedding was already set for Oct 21st so obviously I had to delay it a bit. Most of the people I went to the Open day with are already gone, or leaving tomorrow. Good luck with everything! Hope to see you there!

amowers
u have really been a great encouragement to us all.
may God bless both of you n happiness and alot of love in your marriage!
maybe ppruners wen we get to Dubai, we will throw a bash for you two.....happi wedding present from pprune to us...................though some of us need to get through the interviews first!!!!:ugh:

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flyoneday :ok:

Hey flyoneday...thank you very much for what you said, it was very nice! You made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. hehe. Anyways, I really do hope you get to Dubai. Keep us updated!! Seems like right now is the best opportunity too, they seem to be hiring like crazy. Make sure you get to an open day and make them notice you!

Oh goodness no! They don't look at your bidding patterns and look at who's too homesick etc. Well I hope not anyway...

Right now, the system they have is that you bid for 5 requests, whether they be flights, days off, etc. So you can pick your home country, plus 4 other destinations if you really wanted to. Plus it's only natural for crew to want to go back home, esp to see family, friends and partners etc. It's also beneficial for the company if you're a native speaker of that country to request flights there.

And you never know, you might not bid for your home city, and end up getting a heap of flights there!

Average Pay...It's difficult to say, as it varies greatly month to month. I'd say it's around the 7000Dh/month mark, however, every single month's pay depends on the number of hours you fly. This means that the first two months will be around 2500-3000Dh/month as you won't be flying.
When you go on your annual leave it will average around 6000Dh/month, and as the number of days off in your roster grows (should you bid for it) and if you have sick/absent days then you won't be earning flying pay.
Also, intl. telephone calls from your landline are salary deducted... and the bills can be a shock in the first couple of months if you call home a lot.

Mind you, this doesn't include the Per Diems you get at outstations. And they provide meals on the job. Unless you eat lavishly every time you're out of Dubai, the meal money starts to add up. :-)

It took me about 4-5 months to get a good feel of things here, so when you arrive it's natural to freak out a bit, esp where money's concerned. The trainers at college are a goldmine of answers. You can ask them about anything - staff travel, bank accounts, bidding. - They're very approachable, they want you to pass and they want you to enjoy the job.

Hope that helps

helfsich
You are a goldmine yourself.thanx for all the valuable information you are providing.

Amowers
You are most welcome we ppruners wish u a lovely wedding n a heavenly marriage!
Hope to see u soon.
Thanx for ur encouragement.

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flyoneday :ok:

I have to agree with flyoneday, helfsich I really appreciate the very straight answers you give, it's nice to have some sort of insight into what life could be like with Emirates.

Thank you !
 

Helfsich:

thanks a lot for the answer.

This forum is amazing, people are so cool and always willing to help !!!

Simply amazing :) :) :)

Sandra

Emirates Openday
 

Hey Guys! I have just registered myself to attend the Emirates Openday on October 28th in Paris! I just got the confirmation Email of receiving my application! Can everybody attend this openday or dou you have to wait until they send you a "special" invitation by email for example?? Thank you for your help:)

Awe, shucks :O . It's my pleasure.

I just remember how clueless me and the rest of our abinitio were when we started off, and how a forum like this was exactly what everyone needed! Any questions you guys have I'll be more than happy to answer.

Amowers - Congratulations and best wishes for the future. That story was really beautiful.

Thanks helfsich! Your information really helps too...answering a lot of my questions before they even pop into my head, which is always great. hehe. Thanks again!!

Hi All!...feeling very relieved as just got word that medicals are approved (they had to wait for me to get a very suprise root canal done yesterday, fitting for Friday the 13th...ouch!)
I have been confirmed for start date on the 20th, and now need to really get things moving with my packing!! So much to do :eek:

Im taking my trusty laptop with me, so once internet up and running, will be able to stay in-touch :ok:

Also, amowers goodluck again for wedding...its an amazing day..I had a blast at mine!
Cheers :p

Ozyos and amowers
 

Good luck to both of your and have a safe trip:)

Hope to see you in Dubai soon:):):):)

thanks fly.high! Best wishes to you as well with your application :ok:
Cheers :p

Thank you fly.high!!! Thats so nice of you. Good luck with everything!

Where did it go?
 

Hi everyone! Has anyone noticed that the old Emirates thread is gone? :confused: Have the moderators taken it out? :uhoh: Its a treasure-laden trunk of information, and it's goooonnnneeee......!! :{

Can we have it back dear, kind, understanding, beautiful, wonderful moderators??? :sad:

OZyOS: Congrats!! Please do stay in touch with us who are still left behind.. You've been a great contributor and friend here in PPrune.
Casablanca85: I dont think anyone has to receive an invitation to the OpenDay. Im going to mine on the 21st without one, purely because the experienced ones here have advised those in this position to just GO! :p