[quidnunc]

I think you'd be better off taking Air Canada in preference to EgyptAir, Gulf Air or just about any airline based in Africa or the Middle-East except El Al.

[headsonpikes]

I thought that went without saying!

I would no more readily fly on an Arab Airline than I would sleep with a grizzly bear - wouldn't be prudent.

[Doe Eyes]

I think you'd be better off taking Air Canada in preference to EgyptAir, Gulf Air or just about any airline based in Africa or the Middle-East except El Al.

Emirates is one of the better airlines in the world.