From another forum:
DXB's location makes perfect sense for some key intercon mkts, but not all. DXB won't work for EU<->N.America TransAtlantic mkt...doesn't make much sense to fly ORD-FRA via DXB, does it? By the same token, DXB is not practical for E.Asia/AU/NZ<->N.America TransPacific....imagine how big a detour would be for SYD-LAX or NRT-JFK done via DXB.
IMHO, the real potential of EK+DXB is its nearly UNCHALLENGED intercon connectivity to/fm India, Mid-East and Africa. Yes, many carriers do longhaul to/fm each of these 3 regions. However, services are typically limited to 2-3 top-tier cities<e.g. Delhi+Mumbai for India, Africa typically means JNB and may be Cairo+a few more here and there>. To get fm these top-tier cities to other SLIGHTLY smaller cities within these 3 regions, it typically means unpleasant domestic/intra-regional connections. In contrast, EK covers well beyond 1st-tier cities in these 3 regions direct fm DXB and I can assure U that nothing, absolutely nothing in these 3 regions comes remotely close to DXB in terms of pax experience+convenience.
When an airline has 90 units of 737NG/32x on order, that's usually an enormous aviation news headline already. But with 90 units of 380? That's a paradigm shift<Pardon my cliche'>. By the time all deliveries are done, EK will be operating longhaul in a completely diff dimension above the rest of the industry.....
Emirates buys more A380
Jun 10 2010, 11:04 PM
