Emirates has never belonged to, nor has any plans to join an alliance. We see them as having significant anti-competitive elements and believe that our membership in one, would be an artificial brake on our own business plans. Unless you are the lead participant in an alliance, such as Lufthansa in Star Alliance or Air France in SkyTeam, individual airline members are compromised by their implicit or implied collective decision making.
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