All I am saying is that EY is better off merging with EK once DWC opens
DWC has been open for some time but has no passenger flights, only freighters. The terminal is being used for non-aviation purposes such as business exhibitions. Passenger operations on any scale seem to be some way off yet.
DXB has just opened the EK T3 A380 concourse which should keep them going for a few years yet with capacity now up to 75 million and demand at 57 million.
Press releases
Plans exist for 90 million capacity at DXB by 2018 and indeed construction of Concourse 4 at DXB is already under way in the NW corner of the airfield
From the Dubai Airports Strategic plans to 2020
Although DWC is the long-term solution to Dubai’s aviation needs, adequate capacity to house Emirates’ considerable operation is not expected to be in place until at least the mid-point of the next decade. Accordingly, and until such time that DWC is adequately developed, Dubai International must expand to accommodate fleet expansion and traffic growth and retain the network
efficiency established by its main hub carriers.
SP 2020, Dubai Airports’ ten-year masterplan, outlines aggressive expansion plans for airspace, airfield, stands and terminal areas at Dubai International. The plan takes into account the need to minimise constraints on growth by delivering timely capacity, while improving service levels and generating strong cash flow to maximise capital investment. Further, it effectively balances the need for facility development, process improvement and demand management to ensure optimal utilisation of facilities and maximum return on investment.
It is also designed to reinforce Dubai’s hub status and ensure a smooth transition to Dubai World Central in the long term.
Finally, the plan requires the construction of additional terminals and
concourse areas. SP2020 calls for the creation of an additional 675,000 sqm
of floor space – twice the footprint of London Heathrow Terminal 5.
Highlighting this expansion, and separate from the construction of
Concourse 3, is the expansion of Terminal 2 and the construction of
Concourse 4.
http://www.dubaiairport.com/en/media...nt%20FINAL.pdf
They are close family yes, but what I am saying is that there is competition between families and that is what happens in the Emirates, it is a matter of separate pride that each Emirate has an airline and therefore the merging of the two is unlikely.
Absolutely correct.