Originally Posted by cakiwi

I think, EK and other middle eastern carriers have a slight advantage when refueling at their hubs over say EU, Asian and US operators in that one of their biggest OpExs is considerably cheaper!! Av Gas ain't cheap but if you're able to get it at a cut price rate, my guess is this more than makes up for low load factors.

I am just guessing....but last time I was there, even at retail price - gas was pretty inexpensive! !