Thanks - didn't know that. As with most things EK, highly impressive.......be interested to know to what extent the airline has been sustained by other elements of the Emirates Group (eg hotels), but that strays from the point somewhat.
I don't think QR is oblivious to the need to make money, the question is when and how. As mentioned earlier, the State can afford to support it through a troubled adolescence, and it may follow the Emirates model of adding other business lines to generat additional cash flow. It already has Duty Free and the domestic booze monopoly, and there are rumours of further additions in the marketplace.