Bahrain has been coming apart for quite a while now look at Gulf Air.
Remember 2 A332 is not a massive increase over a B777W only a 100 seats or so
for Etihad, it`s Qatar that are taking the big gamble but their loads have been very good
recently and I would guess they have taken a good look at the figures and recon
that they will make more money ex MAN than LGW as do Emirates
Ian B