It would be extremely interesting to see where Mr Anderson found the “documented evidence that can’t be refuted of tens of billions of dollars in direct government subsidies.”
He is essentially calling certain EK executives liars, who have, since the launch of Emirates, maintained that the Government of Dubai granted a once-off $10 million loan to EK as start-up capital - which we know has since been repaid many times over.
And Chapter 11 is in no way government assistance?
To somehow link the Middle East carriers with the barbaric events of 9/11 is way offside. Maybe Mr Anderson needs to be reminded that it wasn't just the US carriers who suffered from those events.