Originally Posted by
ManaAdaSystem
If they want to talk about tankering on a BIG scale, they should take a close look at the amounts the airlines in the Middle East are hauling around.
The ME fuel prices are way below all other places. Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad, Oman Air, Gulf Air and Saudi. Arabian Airlines.
How much extra fuel did Emirates carry on the A380 when they did 3 goarounds in Manchester and then diverted to LHR?
There is a big difference between tankering and diversion/holding fuel.
There is only one airline in your list above that regularly tankers round trip fuel from the ME to Europe. I'll let you guess which one, it's not Emirates by the way.