I am overwhelmed by the wisdom on this site.
I'd say Abu Dhabi can let Dubai go "down the drain"
Ask any first term political economics student about this statement's worth.
As I understand Abu Dhabi is the senior Emirate and can authorise traffic rights within the UAE. Poaching doesn't seem the right word for that
It is the UAE GCAA's authority to give traffic rights, not Abu Dhabi's. If AD would dictate as you pretend, then my argument just gains in weight.
In respect to poaching, you obviously don't know the context: EK prepared the field for ORD flights and when they were ready, EY simply started them up on that. That was an insider job and would be sanctioned in any other confederation.
I would like to see Emirates operating without the financial backing and unlimited political monopoly from Dubai government
So let me recapitulate: One says Dubai is bankrupt, the other talks about "financial backing" (remember: we're still on 90 A380s). One says AD dictates all, the other talks about unlimited political monopoly from Dubai.
Time to leave this site