I agree, SeenItAll, the ME carriers are now flavour and going to be so for another 15 years or more.For the European legacies, who have seen their short haul ops swept away - much of their long haul market is now going to grabbed too.
As I have said before, much more pain in Western Europe airline world still to come. As I have also said before, I say it with no pleasure - but it is real life.