Originally Posted by chinatraderjmr

I CANT SPEAK TO DME-SIN but a good friend who's an exec w EK (as well another friend who's the GM of one of Jumeirah beaches 5* hotel just told me last month that Russian business has dropped off worse then EVER expected in the last 6 months. I know this is a SINGAPORE thread but the reason I was told Russian business has dropped off so drastically is they just can't afford to travel (duh ............Russians are going thru a hard time with no real end in sight - they just can't afford to travel. The IAH flight was supposed to boost all that so called energy business between Russia and Houston........they money just isn't there anymore for Russians to travel like they used to.........

Of course there is still need for Russians to travel to DFW and IAH in all 3 classes (but not so much a need that a non stop is called for.....LH/LX/BA or OS, etc easily can get people between Russia and the rest of the world.