Originally Posted by
rankourabu
Air Canada cannot/could not compete with EK/EY. Any increase in flights for those two would seriously put a dent in traffic on their TATL routes which are used to funnel people onto LH into Places like India, etc.
Indirectly, or directly, AC has evidently decided they're willing to compete with EK/EY by starting their own flights to DEL and DXB. Furthermore, if that rhetoric is to be used, it wouldn't make sense for AC to undertake the risk of opening new routes, if they know they wouldn't be able to withstand current, and/or possible future competition.