I am a gold card holder on Emirates because my work and leisure travel normally take me further afield than Bradford and Birmingham.
As a result I like to see what is happening to Emirates from time to time and have just come across the following article as I was doing a bit of research into international expansion for a colleague.
Not only Emirates but Qatar Airways and Etihad are also going for broke in the world of civil aviation.
The figures are stunning, the competition livid: read the article and make up your own mind!
Here are a couple of diagrams from that article, too, to whet your appetite:
http://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/images/images-magazine/2010/23/bb/201023bbc564.gif
http://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/images/images-magazine/2010/23/bb/201023bbc569.gif
Find the article itself at http://www.economist.com/node/16271573?story_id=16271573, published on 3rd June 2010 by The Economist
Duncan Williamson
