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Re:Airbus Handed A380 Lifeline With $16B Emirates Order by matthewmacleod on Thursday January 18, 2018 @08:03AM (#16176749)
For no good reason

I take issue with this. Airport expansion has obvious effects on local populations, like you've pointed out the UAE doesn't care about. Expansion of hubs can itself be expensive, disruptive, and environmentally damaging.

I'd also dispute that "the cheapest flight always wins", otherwise every flight would be run by a low-cost carrier.

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Re:Airbus Handed A380 Lifeline With $16B Emirates Order by distances on Thursday January 18, 2018 @04:46PM (#16181803)
> I'd also dispute that "the cheapest flight always wins", otherwise every flight would be run by a low-cost carrier.

For many popular routes the low-cost carriers would love to participate but can't, as there are no slots available. The incumbents get a major advantage for the fact they've been there long enough.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_slot

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