Originally Posted by
Ringwayman
In the same way that having a plethora of airlines providing links over their hubs to Hong Kong and China has stopped Cathay Pacific start non-stop to Hong Kong with Hainan Airlines to Beijing from June (and may be Xi'an next year) with a nod and a wink for Air China to Shanghai?
Agree. My view is that sucess breeds sucess.
A plethora of passengers going MAN-India (or wherever) via Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Onan serves to prove that underlying demand for the route is there.
In this instance I would hope to see that the Chinese carriers entering the market will stimulate Cathay Pacific and Singapore's proposed improvements. In time I hope it will stimulate the Japanese carriers, as well as some of the other far eastern carriers.