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But Bureau said Air Canada will “absolutely” make sure Canada’s new government knows it opposes any more flights for the UAE carriers. “The capacity that is currently being deployed is more than adequate to service the true demand,” he said.
So its not totally far fetched to say that AC is running YYZ-DXB to "prove" there is no O/D demand on the route. Even if they lose money, the stakes are huge here. Well worth taking a short term loss.
Hopefully the new government will end the AC subsidy.