Isn't the US government bailout of major airlines the same as the subsidies that the ME3 get from their governments which the US3 whine and moan so much about??? Asking for a friend....
In typical EK fashion, they'll deploy the 777 initially or just keep it on that route for good,as a poster below has mentioned. Seattle (twice daily), Washington-Dulles, Boston (twice daily), Chicago, and Orlando are served exclusively by the Boeing. No need to use the A380...yet. Ir at least until the infrastructure is in place and the loads warrant it.
Good!
Since when was Emirates ever competing with DL on the ATL-DXB route? Never! All these years the US3 have neglected an exponentially growing market - the Indian sub-continent. The demographics on a typical ME3 flight are from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc. Where was DL, UA, and AA all these years where they could have easily tapped into this market??? Nowhere! Now you have QR, EK, and EY take full advantage of this fact and its prime location, and all of sudden the US3 cry bloody murder!!!
When did UA or AA fly to DXB?? Never! The UAE government nor US government hadn't necessarily prohibited them - these companies just didn't see it in their interest. All of a sudden someone taps into this cash cow, and the US3 are shouting, "those terrible, passenger-stealing Gulf carriers!" The US carriers should lobby for a better national policy instead of using this overplayed out campaign against the ME3. The fact is the US3 didn't give diddly squat certain markets and now that the
Las Vegas will be the next US destination. Qatar is starting Atlanta next month or so. Emirates already flies to 10 US destinations, but Atlanta is only a freighter (Emirates SkyCargo) destination.
