"Why don't you hear Qantas or Air New Zeland crying out like AC? EK flies to all major Australian and NZ cities, picking up pax to Dubai and then transferring them wherever they need to go. I think EK even flies between AUS and NZ collecting pax......."
Yes they do.............. Because we in Austalia and NZ have spinless governments in power who turn a blind eye to what the UAE are doing. A significant part of Emirates business is dumping capacity on the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand. Their convienient disregard for air service agreements and obligations is in part due to the comforting knowledge that the Australian and NZ public will backlash against any government that stands in the way of the cheapest ticket.
Canada is to be held in high regard for correctly looking at the long term benifit for Canadians and not bowing to pressure from the UAE.
Good on you. I love Canada.