Originally Posted by
Cofyknsult
That mistake did not only set Swissair back, it killed it.
The only difference is that EY has deeper (bottomless?) pockets, and that it may constitute a clever investment very much down the road if Etihad ever grows enough to connect all the dots. That is both unlikely and far away.
It's a different topic than this thread, but it's all about buying access to markets. There's a good deal written about it if you Google around.
-A