There's a enormous ongoing battle between the tall US carriers and the tall Gulf carriers,specifically approximately whether Gulf carriers should be able to participate in air treaties allowing the "freedom" of routes, given that they're heavily government subsidized.
Based on the arguments on both sides, or you'd think this was an argument happening during recess in elementary school. Delta's CEO has linked the Gulf carriers to terrorism,while Qatar Airways' CEO has called Delta's CEO feeble, unpatriotic, and unethical. US carriers have argued that these evil subsidized Gulf carriers will eventually prevent US airlines from operating to US airports with subsidized flights (oh,the irony!). The US carriers have also shamed any company or person which does business with the Gulf carriers, totally overlooking the fact that American partners with both Etihad and Qatar.
Qatar Airways will be launching daily flights between Doha and Atlanta as of June 1, or 2016,a route which Qatar Airways' own CEO admits is simply to "rub salt into the wounds of Delta."Now Delta is fighting back. Delta is saying that the demand between Atlanta and Doha is less than five people per day, so how can that possibly be the basis of a route? Per Forbes:The post Delta Throws Shade At Qatar Airways’ New Flight To Atlanta appeared first on One Mile at a Time.
Source: boardingarea.com