Originally Posted by
Havoc10G
And yet they are full at least on this route. Your statement doesn't seem to chime with basic economic theory.
Agreed; many people seem to forget that DXB is not a big O&D destination (except from the UK!) - EK are selling USA-DXB-x where fares are much more competitive. Terminating in DXB is going to cost you a big premium for a direct ULH as they have no trouble filling the flight with connecting pax.