Excellent article and very fair, showing TC as a visionary whose determination and business prowess resulting in a massively successful airline.
Whilst not disputing the value of what he has done for the Emirate and the airline, I fail to see why he deserves recognition from the UK just because he happens to be a British citizen (born in the Netherlands Antilles by the way.). EK has certainly provided employment opportunities for people in the UK at and around the regional airports from which it operates, but it has taken revenue from UK carriers by doing so. One might argue, correctly, that they should have seen and availed themselves of those business opportunities.