Fellas, let's just remember this, we are all just pilots who fly airplanes trying to make money to provide for our families. None of us make policy for any of the airlines we work for. So who really cares who flies where, or what companies do? Everyone makes decisions based on personal preference and what they deem to be best for their career. Every airline has it's good and bad. All this this bickering amongst ourselves is exactly what they want. So continue to argue if you want, I'm guilty of it sometimes as well, but it will change nothing. Emirates will continue to exploit whatever advantage it can and the other airlines will continue to whine about it. It makes no difference to what we all do on a day to day basis which is to get people from A to B as safely, efficiently, and professionally as possible. If any of us were that smart or had all the answers we would be running airlines not flying airplanes.