Originally Posted by
Unionruler
Rearrange South America to:
4x weekly SCL tag to GIG
3x weekly LIM tag to GIG
4x weekly EZE tag to GRU
5x weekly GRU terminator
Introduce second daily to LAX with one stop somewhere in Europe and continue to allow Europe stopovers on cheap fares
Replace ATH-EWR with a third daily nonstop JFK
Don't know if it makes economical sense of those tag-on flights. Crew layover time and costs are very high in comparison to such low yield markets (e.g. South America) with only a few weekly frequencies and small aircraft (e.g. B77L). Don't know if EK has 5th freedom rights and how the yields on such tag on flights are.
On the other side ATH-EWR seems to be a very good route. A lot of Greeks in the US without any proper connection since Olympic insolvency. DL and UA only operate seasonal flights.
DXB-Europe-LAX with cheap fares? What sense does it make for EK as they won't earn anything and there are a lot of nonstop flights Europe-LAX.
In general I would prefer EK offering nonstop flights with in a range up to 15-18 hours and less tag-on flights.
In case a certain destination cannot be covered by EK, a proper Code Share with a regional airline has to be established with EK offering flights to their hub (e.g. DXB-GRU or DXB-BOG with onward connection with Avianca or Gol to destination like Quito, LIM, SCL).