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Old Jan 21, 2010 | 12:32 pm
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Originally Posted by andIRL
Very skeptical about this. EI has become a point-to-point carrier and abandoned the network model. It can't be both.
yes and no. EI is not a full-blown point-to-point carrier like Ryanair or Easyjet. They do provide connection onto their own long-hauls and they will interline with other carriers. So they are somewhere in-between (and in fact both right now) and have the infrastructure to operate as a network carrier rather than a point-to-point one.
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