I bet a once daily Monarch A330 to the med wouldn't be described as lucrative
but a QR one to DOH is? Do they really make any more money commercially or is it kudos? I often wonder, would be nice if someone could share numbers?
I wonder if premium pax spend all their time in the lounge rather than supporting jobs in the shops. Indeed the passenger throughput with MON would be higher. Maybe I am playing devils advocate, but a lot of this seems to be "my neighbour's grass is greener".