Originally Posted by
Sotonsean
STN now has four major international airlines with Air Algérie 🇩🇿, Emirates 🇦🇪 , Royal Air Maroc 🇲🇦 and Royal Jordanian Airways 🇯🇴.
In fairness, is Ryanair not a major international airline? Europe's biggest carrier? You're mixing up major players with the dated notion of "flag carriers". I agree that Qatar may well be looking at STN but they're tight on airframes at the moment.