Just asking a question. Would this not be an issue if United or Delta flew into AUH? If this program were going to be available in DXB, would there be a call to action since both Delta and United fly there? If United or Delta announce tomorrow that they will begin service to AUH soon, would this call to action go away?

Or am I being short sighted and not seeing the bigger issue? I fully concede that, as usual, it may be operator error!