OR : there is no market to the Middle east?
I sure as s^%& never want to go there!
EK and EY LIVE there so of course they link Australia and Europe via the ME.
We are at "the end of the line" and use Singapore to complex all Aussie cities.
To do the same from say Dubai we would need to fly CNS, DRW, BNE, SYD, ADL, MEL, PER to Dubai - not going to happen!
I would prefer BKK myself but SIN is it for now!
It means little to 95% of people where their fuel/crew stop is.
