EK fuel subsidies...
Calligula, I can't say you're wrong, but I recently ran into a long-lost pal who's currently an EK Airbus Captain who disputes the QF argument (at least about free fuel anyway). His logic is that IF the fuel were free out of DXB they would be tankering EVERYWHERE to max landing weight where possible ie minimum fuel uplift outside DXB; he claimed they DON'T do that. It sounds plausible to me. What do you think?