however we are also the world's 16th largest IMPORTER of oil and an estimated 25% of our OIL IMPORTS comes from the Middle East and, North Africa. look it up.
Relevance? Should Canada wait for an oil embargo threat from UAE next? The UAE base threat didn't work out so good...
If Canadian airlines had access to all of emirates advantages mentioned above the airline industry in Canada wouldn’t be constantly teetering on the brink every time the economy hiccupped.
Canadian airlines, as in: airlines based in Canada as opposed to CAIL. I think you are confused, and/or angry.
Yes, you agree just as I put it that China does offer significant Origin & Destination traffic potential...but to AIR CANADA...not CANADA...or since when was Canada's near monopoly and only truly scheduled international air carrier suddenly declared CANADA? for the rest of your extremely weak point refer to the Inter Vistas study again.
I say to myself: self?! What are the chances of Canada developing international carriers if well financed government supported foreign airlines continue to drop capacity into Canada? A voice in my head says the chances are not too good. That's my take.
I'd like to see a strong Canadian industry with good paying jobs in Canada at Canadian bases. I would prefer that the entry level pay was way better than it is now. These goals won't be reached if a well financed foreign outfit with good marketing drops their capacity into Canada.
If China wants into our market they have some good incentives to offer. A growing middle class. China approved Canada as a tourist destination last year. Dubai has what exactly to offer? A nice plane ride? A connection onwards?
You can understand why Canadians would view emirates traffic stimulation theory as a shell game that doesn't really do anything to support or grow Caandian local carriers and get the industry moving again. Not all of us in Canada want to move to the sandbox to work and it sounds like at least some of the Canadians working in the middle east would rather work in Canada if circumstances permitted. Having emirates fly here does nothing to reach that goal.