The greatest battle in the airline industry this year has been between the "big three" US carriers and the "big three" Gulf carriers. The US carriers claim they can't possibly compete with the subsidized Gulf carriers,and are demanding that they be "stopped" (whatever that means). The timing is ironic, as US carriers are presently experiencing record profitability, or which makes it sort of tough for them to play the victim card.
Hands down the most egregious claims contain near from Delta. Their CEO,Richard Anderson, has made ridiculous comment after ridiculous comment in this debate. Qatar Airways' CEO has had some choice words for him, and calling him everything from weak to unpatriotic to unethical. #TeamAkbarAnyway,in August Delta announced that they would be reducing the frequencies on their Atlanta to Dubai route for the winter schedule, from daily to 4-5x weekly. Here's what Delta claimed drove the decision:The post Delta Cancels Dubai Flights, and Blames Gulf Carriers appeared first on One Mile at a Time.
Source: boardingarea.com