fliion
(sorry I had to respond on the fly, so apology in advance, but)
"If the intellectual capacity of your response is: "I dont drive a car made in Asia" so the argument is wrong.." Actually. That's NOT my argument at all. But, obviously, you read it the way you read it.
I agreed it was a paradigm shift.
"...it wont stop the paradigm global shift in hub dynamics."
You're absolutely right. It won't.
With regard to my automobiles, I asked the question (of myself)
"Wait a minute. Isn't that (in the automobile industry)
a paradigm shift?" The automobile industry in North America 'protecting' itself from a more competitive industry by imposing political pressure to have those foreigners manufacture their products here?
Globalization is a reality and not just for the UAE but for Canada as well.
So, why bother to impede some entity from 'globalizing'?
Because IMHO based on what I've seen over the years, NOT all things are open to globalization and not all things are going to be globalized at the rate some would either expect or want regardless of hub dynamics in the airline world. EK can hub wherever they like. If the countries involved allow it. It's unlikely YYZ will be more than a spoke beyond what it is today. It would seem Canada is a country that is limiting EKs service (for now) into and out of this country.
Emirates simply doesn't live in the real world and is trying constantly to impose their fantasy airline on the real world of real world economics and real world passenger loads. Those who DO operate in that real world need protection to some degree or face extinction. I'm not making that up nor am I saying it's the way it should be. But, I'm sure the investors in those real world airlines have some political lobby or financial clout to see things happen a certain way. In fact, some countries protect their 'flag' carriers at arms length. And yes, those arms can stretch a long way and carry a big stick.
That's not new but that too is a reality.
Willie
