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Old 02-11-2013, 12:55 PM   #330
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As per this 2010 article, Emirates was pushing for a Calgary-Dubai nonstop flight. What became of that?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repor...rticle4388369/
Emirates wants Canada to be bent over like they have bent the EU and Australia over (the only difference is Canada doesnt need its oil so it doesnt need to kiss its a$$).

The simple facts are that there is very little O/D (originating/destination) traffic between Canada and the UAE. What the UAE (specifically Emirates) wants is to route passengers from the ME (specifically India) through DXB and fly them to Canada.

From Canada's perspective there is more than enough ways for passengers to get to from DXB to Canada without adding another route which would cannibalize any possible future direct routing between Canada and India (other countries as well but specifically India).
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