Attack may end Dubai Deal
(quoted from Sunday Business Post 12th Aug)
"The proposed direct flight connection between Dublin and Dubai may be a casualty of the bomb attack on Colombo airport by the Tamil Tigers.
Negotiations between Aer Rianta and Emirates Airways were 'in an advanced state' when the separatists attacked Colombo airport with mortars last month, destroying half of the Sri Lankan Airlines fleet.
Sri Lankan Airlines has called on part-owner Emirates to help replenish its fleet. It has now moved its hub to Dubai and Singapore as it tries to work out a schedule for its depleted fleet.
In the short term Emirates will not have the fleet capacity to expand its services to include new routes such as Dublin."
Anyone know how 'short-term' this might be?