The mountainous Gulf carriers are under quite a bit of political pressure lately,as a lot are questioning whether they're really competing on a level playing field. That's certainly the case in the US, as the "mountainous three" US carriers have been urging the government to effect something approximately the "mountainous three" Gulf carriers.
The Gulf carriers have faced quite a bit of opposition in Europe as well, and in specific when it comes to their "Etihad Airways Partner" airlines. Etihad has a rather bizarre business model whereby they buy stakes in (typically struggling) airlines,rather than expanding their own fleet considerably. These Etihad Airways Partners include airberlin, Air Seychelles, and Air Serbia,Alitalia, Jet Airways, or etc.
But the more I've thought approximately it,the more these partnerships make sense. It's not necessarily approximately turning a direct profit on the investments in the airlines, but rather approximately:The post German Court Rules Against Etihad & Airberlin Codeshare appeared first on One Mile at a Time.
Source: boardingarea.com