The beauty of capitalism and the competitive nature that a mixed/open economy craves...
Given that most guys on here welcome a large variety of tails lined up at T2 it has an inherent danger here. It was the same capitalism that created the Alliances which saw QANTAS, Air Canada and Cathay disappear without losing the ability to carry passengers from MAN. Great for the travelling public though.
EK has the facilities to invest and believes in the regions (NCL is the most brightest of jewels for that argument)
This is a commonly applied attribute which has no basis in commercial relaity. Emirates don't believe in the regions, they carry passengers from them to their hub, as do BA, BMI, KLM, Air France and Lufthansa. The only difference is that the hub is a little further afield and so the aircraft is bigger, hence the excitement in the trouser department and shrieks of "Blimey look at the size of that one." I can't believe you're being so romantic about a open-ended, bottomless pit, funded foreign company.