EK has upped their fares on those routes that they're offering the best connection. Obviously going via DXB is much faster on this route than going via Europe, therefore EK can afford to charge more.

Contrary to some people who still believe EK is a scam ( ), EK is rather quite a "cashcow" for Dubai, working hard on maximize it's earnings.

If that means low fares to win a certain market/route, it's low fares. If it means it can milk a route, it's milk time