approaching the end of the year. And everyone is waiting for the bonus. Or at least get noticed. The e-mail account from Etihad pilots are indeed flooded with bulletins, messages, announcements and the like, alone, may not be the bonus question our management express. Also a tactic, and certainly not "the world's leading one".
course, there are several ways to reward employees. It need not always be filthy lucre. And indeed it would take not much to keep the horse in the stable in good spirits. I am personally in these days of great joy happen, though probably not planned by the company in just this way.
eats in need of outstanding bonus Beggars - the pilot can fly the principal.
My standby block between Christmas and New Year's Eve is, not surprisingly, already converted a few days in advance. The plan is to take a taxi to Dubai, then fly to the Emirates in a machine via Larnaca to Malta. After 30-hour stay on the island - I am ready to for some time - to the copilot and I have a A340-500, the inner life of Lufthansa Technik to date has been brought to transfer to Abu Dhabi.
Reads well, I think to myself and am pleased return to that place where I conducted in March 1981, as a budding Swissair Copi, under expert supervision benevolent instructor my first rough landings on the DC-9-32.
To Clock 0330 I meet the Copi at the airport in Abu Dhabi. Half an hour later, we board the taxi to Dubai. In passing, we take a captain colleague who sheepishly looks pretty from the laundry. What happened to him is, in an upcoming blog entry are described in more detail. A crazy story.
slept, neither the copilot nor do I much, but eventually are expected on the day no violence services from us. Modest squeeze us in the back row of economy class and leave us from the competition, Saudi Arabia, Syria, rock, Lebanon and the Mediterranean to Malta. The entertainment is not very edifying, the sound quality of the films are defective, and so soon I drifting into the land of dreams.
Everything works great. After landing on time waiting for us in the arrivals hall, a friendly lady. She drives the Copi and me to the Intercontinental Hotel in St. Julian's Bay. For check-in we are directed to the Reception in the International Lounge in the 15th floor. Again, a friendly woman who welcomes us with exceptionally warm smile. Another employee offers coffee and orange juice.
For safety, you never know, I will verify with the responsible people Lufthansa first time the state of things and sign our willingness to take on the A6-EHF. After only a few ringtones to reports a woman's voice. I explain the reason for my call, but the woman can not help me. It was listed my phone number and promised to forward the matter to the responsible authorities. After ten minutes, rattling my mobile phone recently saved Tatort theme tune. Token of my abiding commitment to the German crime culture!
The man at the other end of the line acts strangely. He clears his throat, coughing, and then explained to me that the machine is still working on our NOT FINISHED. Aha - take as long as there still would I want to know. And the answer comes immediately: "Up on 5 January. " This would then in a week, next year ...
The announcement surprised me the delay is less than the dimension of it. My first impression of the hotel is indeed in pleasing the ladies smile incessantly, and the weather turns sunny and 15 degrees with a quite acceptable. However, I must confess that I am the idea that the New Year with the Maltese Copi and some unknown - to celebrate, not just the skin off your feet - at best Maltese women. Immediately, I choose the phone number of the A340 Chief pilot. I reach him in a hotel room in London. The conversation falls short of but cordial. He recommends us for the (first?) Dinner one of the excellent seafood restaurants and promises, moreover, to take up the matter immediately. And after a few minutes to report their colleagues announce the Control Department in Abu Dhabi and Good News: We would fly back the next day again with Emirates. The tickets were booked. The uniform remains the case. In further apologized for the colleague in the circumstances. No reason - I take this as a generous gift from the company management: Finally, not every employee of the year a night in a five star hotel in Malta offered. Flight and breakfast in the lounge included.
Although no planning masterpiece but certainly a very special bonus!
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