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Who gives a sh#t what the man likes to eat or drink or whatever. What we should all be worried about is the fact that while he is quite happy to be continually terrorising all of his staff (systemwide), the company is actually in a financial mess.
The latest evidence of this is when we see repeated copycat schedules of EK (Shanghai, Moscow, soon New York, Australia.....). The hub and spoke theory cannot continue for ever with a fleet of shabby second hand A300's, being bought or leased from second rate Chinese and Asian carriers who could see the sense in getting rid of them!
We should not be fooled by the company's crazy rate of expansion - this is a rate at which the industry cannot stand at present - wait and see.
I heard a rumour that Manchester and Rome will be shelved very soon. (under instruction from shareholders).
I am really sorry to hear this.