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Old 20th Mar 2024, 01:28
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Originally Posted by VAMY
There’s not enough transit traffic over there in the Western Persian Gulf for all three of those carriers to prosper. One of them will likely begin to flounder over the next few years.
And what no one seems to be taking about is the capacity restriction on most airspace/airways in most parts of the Middle East. Trying to cross the Indian Ocean at your planned FL is becoming almost impossible. Add to that fact that Air India and Indigo have a combined 1000+ planes on order and you're left wondering which part of the sky RIA is going to fit these machines into?
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