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Originally Posted by whatnext
Its trying to compare apples and oranges. Canada isn't Australia. It tries to compare international tourism, then asks the reader to dismiss the visitors to Canada from the USA.  |
The impression that I got is that it was trying to even the comparison out... kind of a "if Canada were a somewhat isolated island, like Australia..."
To be fair, the only thing around Australia is New Zealand. They don't have a "USA" beside them.
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If you're looking for an article showing how tightly Emirates is woven into the state of Dubai, you can find it here:
...As head of Dubai's Supreme Fiscal Committee, Sheik Ahmed is in charge of distributing the billions of dollars of bailout money that Dubai received from Abu Dhabi. And as chairman of Emirates Group he has been at the center of rumors that Dubai's airline, along with other key assets like the huge container port in Jebel Ali, might be handed over to Abu Dhabi in return for the larger emirate's help....
..."The airline put Dubai on the world map," he says, adding that the airline's 32,000-strong workforce makes it Dubai's biggest employer. "We've put a lot into the Dubai economy. The number of units we rent within the local market, the expenditure of the staff and how much it brings people to Dubai. If it wasn't for Emirates, this market wouldn't have been able to grow as it has. It's one of the core businesses of Dubai."...
...If Emirates decided to IPO I'm sure it will be good, especially if it's placed within the U.A.E. stock markets," says Sheik Ahmed. "It will see a lot of people trading in it. I will look at it as a positive thing. But as we speak today I don't have any direction from the government to do this...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424...13440863220.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines
When Emirates is willing to compete on a level playing field, get back to me.
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They may be tightly woven into the state. In fact, some could argue that national airlines like AC and JAL are also woven into the state. But is that a reason for protectionism? Or is it fearmongering due to actually having the potential for viable competition.
Emirates Air is actually successful and isn't part of any alliance. They're not in a "club."
Why do we tolerate the Chinese government backing their industries, hiring cheap labour, artificially keeping the yuan low? Is there something I'm missing here? Maybe there is, but I just don't see it.
I'm no conspiracy theorist... but it's odd that in the year of Air India joining the Star Alliance we are getting promises of bilateral agreements and direct flights to India.
I think we can be reasonable with Emirates. It's not as if they're running empty planes at a loss in an attempt to flood the market.
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? What about their domestic service? I want to go from Beijing - Xi'an for 2 days.
i flew to beijing last october. the flight was acceptable, although the service and food were below average. if you can find a good deal with them, then go ahead and fly with them. otherwise stick to the north american airliners. we flew cathay on the way home and it was A+
Mood lighting and wi-fi!!
whatever next ..........
worth a read .... if you're interested in the current airline debate
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