Originally Posted by sadiqhassan
Maybe HAM is not doing so well, so they need to send the aircraft all the way to JFK?
Provided EK can get the 5th freedom rights I guess HAM-JFK is a good choice. Hamburg is a wealthy "old money" city with few long-haul flights. Citizens usually have to reach the outside world through hubs like FRA. CPH, LHR, CDG and AMS.
It also taps a wide area of Northern Germany along with Berlin (fairly close by fast train) and parts of Denmark.