Originally Posted by GUWonder
It must be remembered that more direct national government ownership of airlines and airport authorities/facilities exists elsewhere -- or existed elsewhere -- and that's been no guarantee of success. If anything, that's normally been a formula for lousy travel (with notable exceptions).
I think you miss the point, which is that the airline is likely subsidized by other group companies (e.g. Dnata and Mercator) who are the beneficiaries of government spending (in what are likely not competitive bids) or forced subsidization by other airlines.