Originally Posted by iahphx

Actually, any plausible reading of my posts indicates that I believe the exact reverse: I think EK is heavily subsidized, but I think the "safety issue" is a red herring in this discussion.

Speaking of red herrings, Ted Reed, the excellent USA aviation reporter, today totally demolishes the silly argument that the subsidies provided by the Gulf airlines "are just like" what the USA gov't has done for the USA airlines.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/...rtner=yahootix