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AI sold their rights on the bilaterals to Switzerland and Austria for cash, just to give an example. So in order to be on the nice side of AI you had to offer some nice things. Same goes for the concessions LH made to allow AI use of FRA as a hub to north america.
Times are changing rapidly and I'm sure LH is confident enough to cut some cords, especially since alliances with AI are not helping to stop the gulf carriers steal market share to north america and europe.
It doesn't make sense for SQ or EK to use their flagship A380s into India. For such short haul hub connections they rather use high lift high density configs like the 772.