Turtle
I remember when oil prices were falling and many colleagues thought it was great for the (EK) airline.
Au contraire l suggested.
Oil prices mean oil money flowing into the coffers of this outfit.
Remember meeting many a red-neck travelling in first because of some lame job requiring his expertise in a remote oil field in butt-f*ck-no-where that EK flies to via DXB from the USofA.
These same gentlemen are now warming a seat in a bar somewhere (butt-f*ck-no-where USofA) going nowhere with no job.
Even a good mate of mine working as a manager for a large oil firm no longer travels anywhere. Used to be flying all over the world, but no more.
As for tankering....Tripoli used to be the only place guaranteed to fill 'er up son!!
So yes. I have tankered to DXB many times
May have been a way of payment as you suggest.
halas
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