I just bought tickets from Dublin to Asia, EK was the cheapest at 532 Euros, followed by EY who were about 30 Euro more, but the closest European airline was close to 1000 Euro with connections in London or Amsterdam.
Its also worth noting that the both EK and EY offer 30 kgs baggage allowances, which is worth 150 Euros compared to flying on EI.
EI will have to up their game if they want to compete
Mutt