They don't worry about flying a bunch of half empty widebody jets around the world. Last week on the way to Dubai we heard one of their A380's checking in with ATC at FL400 just after exiting the Nat tracks over Ireland.

You gotta be pretty light to be that high, that far out. (about 7 hours out of DXB)

I'd like to know what their system average load factor is, and what their "Break Even" load factor is, or if they even have one.