Originally Posted by
Odins Raven
Is it not easier just to merge the two finally? And get rid of the surplus fleet.
The local political issue is that a merger would result in the disposal of pretty much all of the neighbours fleet. It wouldn't be so much of a merger as a wipe out and the neighbours powers that be really don't like being taken over by the younger brother.
2008 Abu Dhabi bails out Dubai.
2018 - nobody in AD hierarchy wants to see EK bail out .... you know who.