Originally Posted by
sailingfun
No one really cares about everything you are posting. What we care about is that when we compete with Middle East carriers it's with the understanding that the carriers are on equal footing. Delta as a example does not fly any route that is not profitable or forecast to be profitable in a reasonable time frame. The audit of Emirites flights paints a very different picture. It's not rocket science to look at the average loads and yield per flight to make a reasonable conclusion on giant subsidies.
Milan to JFK is just one of hundreds of flights that is a perfect example. 777 charging around 800.00 with a 40% load factor!
Wait however there is more! THEY ARE UPGRADING IT TO A A380!
GMAFB
That's all fine and dandy but the general public could care less, it's all about cost, and a decent product, the US legacies need to up their game in a big way in the cabin to combat this, I don't think the government is going to do anything, this isn't as agregious as the Norwegian Air ****tle flag of convenience fiasco