Originally Posted by
The Outlaw
KTD,
I am a little more optimistic ! My guess is that everyone will see 4 to 6 weeks and a step increase, perhaps even an additional ALT. It won't be from their generous nature but rather out of full scale necessity or else STC's "wee tad short of pilots" will turn into "we have a wee tad of pilots". However, they will put an equal amount of attention to keeping that money on their shores which they seem to have achieved starting May 1 amongst many other rate and fee increases.
Dnata, Dubai Airports and all the shops that fall under the brand are the real money makers so it only makes sense that that try to capitalize on areas where there is potential for profit. From a financial perspective it's my guess that EK has had a good year. QR and the un-named one have no doubt lost passengers to EK, cargo appears to be up and loads still seem high (assuming the yields are there as well).