Seems that the abusive language was coming from both directions, with some pretty inflammatory things being said about the French - I would assume the same standard would be applied to those comments, with those posters also banned?!
Disagree with Stexup's style if you wish, but he is not incorrect about the slave mentality in ME carriers. And when you have slave labour, you will always have a massive competitive advantage over those who do not enjoy the ability to abuse their workers at a whim.
That's the true EK "edge". The US carriers just need to hurry up and get rid of any sort of labour protection whatsoever, so they can begin to compete again. I'm sure they could improve their product if they could just recruit the same desperate workforce that the Arab gulf exploits.