Which is exactly why almost all of my travel on EK orginates in HYD, even though I live in New York. You just can't beat paying around 7-9K vs 24K for F.
Have I had to pay those exhorbitant prices before? Yes, for example trips from JFK to Australia or Asia where I couldn't really start the journey from India. But I understand the pricing because there are people (like me sometimes) in New York who will pay those large prices.