globalflyer From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 812 posts, RR: 2 Posted (7 months 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 768 times:
Mr. Hogan, CEO at EY, stated in this article that within the next few years, EY would like to add a few more cities including cities in California (can only think that would be LAX & SFO) and ATL. Yes ATL, but that is on conditions of agreeing on a code share with DL. That totally makes sense and I wonder if this has to do with the AF/KL partnership with EY. This makes much more sense than the ATL service "proposed" by QR...but hey everyone is welcome in ATL! http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayi...2012/11/14/etihad-expands/1704353/
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LAXdude1023 From Lebanon, joined Sep 2006, 6787 posts, RR: 24 Reply 1, posted (7 months 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 769 times:
Quoting globalflyer (Thread starter): This makes much more sense than the ATL service "proposed" by QR...but hey everyone is welcome in ATL!
Based on O&D numbers, ATL could no doubt support one Gulf carrier, but I have serious doubts about it being able to support two. If EY is going to codeshare and partner with DL, they would be the best fit. But if EY get there first, QR wouldnt last in ATL.
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Almost seems EY is pulling an AS and will parterner with anyone, it is a valid strategy. It is interesting how OW will have significant partnerships with all 3 GCC carriers.
LAXdude1023 From Lebanon, joined Sep 2006, 6787 posts, RR: 24 Reply 12, posted (7 months 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 768 times:
Quoting ER757 (Reply 11): With DL already flying ATL/DXB, is another route to the region sustainable?
Given that ATL-DXB is mostly connections from other points in the US with DXB as an end point, I think a 787 targeted for ATL O&D to India, the Middle East, and Eastern Africa is well within possible.
However, two gulf carriers plus Delta to DXB is not sustainable from ATL.
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aznmadsci From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 3546 posts, RR: 5 Reply 14, posted (7 months 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 770 times:
Quoting tmoney (Reply 7):
I know IAH is kinda packed already with QR and EK but EY should definitely try Houston!
Quoting thomasphoto60 (Reply 10): With TK starting IAH on Apr 1, I can't see much room for EY. I suspect if they were looking at a Texas destination, DFW would be the likely candidate.
I wonder with TK starting service if that has hindered EK restarting a second daily IAH flight. Otherwise I could see EY start IAH taking similar time slots of the previous EK flight. However, I'm not sure if that second flight generated any decent revenue for EK.
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LAXdude1023 From Lebanon, joined Sep 2006, 6787 posts, RR: 24 Reply 15, posted (7 months 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 770 times:
Quoting RyanairGuru (Reply 13): Now that QR and EY have intimated an interest in ATL, we can probably expect an EK announcement next week. Just look how they burned IAD
Haha, funny but not likely.
Atlanta is not DC nor remotely close when it comes to O&D to that region of the world.
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