Why no new destinations by Qatar and Emirates?
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They are already flying where ever it is possible to do so. The airlines are running on full capacity, the only thing left to do is to increase the frequency and perhaps add a few more destinations here and there.It's not very satisfying having deep pockets since you cannot come up with original ideas to make more money.They just expanded way too fast.Nothing much exciting left.Oman Air and Gulf Air in my opinion are 2 very interesting cases for most aviation enthusiasts for a lot of reasons.
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Am afraid I'm gonna be a bit off topic here but, Pan Am, would you care to elaborate on the last part of your post; why would GF be an interesting case for aviation enthusiasts ? Is it because of how GF proved how a giant can become a dwarf or is there something about GF others do not know or you believe GF has something up its sleeve ? Thanks, Cheers.
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They tried to keep GF alive for years, injecting Zillions, they did cause it was the symbol of 4 Arab countries working together, GF was never a giant it was always a dwarf on steroids
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There's always Canada to venture into someday, if it happens.
EK can easily add another 25 destinations and for QR perhaps 45 ahh and the unmentionable airline, best not to mention.
EK can easily add another 25 destinations and for QR perhaps 45 ahh and the unmentionable airline, best not to mention.
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I had a check on their fleet size and I found it to be 129 aircrafts. From pilot career Centre website
Again, what is the point of this thread apart from butchering the English language.
Airmann and me was talking about QR not EK
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>>For the true pedant, I think that sentence should have ended with a question mark (?).<<
A period is permitted if the question is rhetorical rather than a query.
To thread: There are three or four A380s arriving at QR prior to the end of the year so imagine that will free up some B777s to increase frequency on some routes.
The QR cargo fleet recently added two more destinations.
A period is permitted if the question is rhetorical rather than a query.
To thread: There are three or four A380s arriving at QR prior to the end of the year so imagine that will free up some B777s to increase frequency on some routes.
The QR cargo fleet recently added two more destinations.
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Am afraid I'm gonna be a bit off topic here but, Pan Am, would you care to elaborate on the last part of your post; why would GF be an interesting case for aviation enthusiasts ? Is it because of how GF proved how a giant can become a dwarf or is there something about GF others do not know or you believe GF has something up its sleeve ? Thanks, Cheers.
All I know is that after the airline proves to be sustainable, a Saudi someone plans to invest heavily in Gulf Air once the shares go public.
They tried to keep GF alive for years, injecting Zillions, they did cause it was the symbol of 4 Arab countries working together, GF was never a giant it was always a dwarf on steroids
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There are many more cities that could be added to the EK network in the years ahead. Sir TC claims that he can rattle off nearly 100 that are yet to be served. Getting the diplomatic niceties out of the way first, could well be the biggest hurdle.
They are already flying where ever it is possible to do so. The airlines are running on full capacity, the only thing left to do is to increase the frequency and perhaps add a few more destinations here and there.It's not very satisfying having deep pockets since you cannot come up with original ideas to make more money.They just expanded way too fast.Nothing much exciting left.Oman Air and Gulf Air in my opinion are 2 very interesting cases for most aviation enthusiasts for a lot of reasons.
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TC says US expansion to increase from 7% to a third of revenue:
Arabian Business article:
Emirates said to eye new US routes to boost revenue - ArabianBusiness.com
He has previously mentioned MIA ATL PHL EWR DTW... Beyond that speculation. Look for additional LAX.
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Arabian Business article:
Emirates said to eye new US routes to boost revenue - ArabianBusiness.com
He has previously mentioned MIA ATL PHL EWR DTW... Beyond that speculation. Look for additional LAX.
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QR has not announced NEW destinations, but at least three destinations are being served nonstop now, requiring additional aircraft usuage-- Capetown, Bali, and Phuket. VIE has been upgraded to a 787, plus Moscow soon. I would expect more A32X destinations announced soon. Maybe the long awaited LAX, SFO, or the never-coming SYD.
