Hmmm, from some of the comments above, it truly does seem as though the bloom has gone off the rose at EK.
IF you look back in the recent past, you will find that this has happened with a lot of Middle East/Arabian Gulf carriers, and this progression ain't gonna change anytime soon.
The big bucks days are right and truly over.
I often wonder just why some are really surprised...after all the cards were on the table for quite some time.