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Qatar Airways chief calls Delta ‘wicked’ for ruined Doha-Atlanta flight.
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker branded Delta Air Lines “wicked" over what he said was the US carrier’s part in ruining the Middle Eastern company’s first flight from Doha to Atlanta. (www.thenational.ae) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
This is the same guy who said he wanted this route just to rub salt in Delta's wounds. Tough noogies, Akbar.
Qatar is just want to blame someone else. Plus there aren't any A380 in America did contribute to this particular incident.
A380s somewhat benefits airlines, but Airports hate them.
Assume you have 1200 passengers need to move; A 777 can carry 400 and it takes 3 777s to move all that people. An A 380 can carry 600 and only takes 2 A 380 to do the same job.
But from Airport's stand point, they lost the chance to charge the an airliner one more landing fee, plus if B777 need 2 minutes separation between 777s and A380 needed 3 minutes in between, time spent landing 3 777s is equal to 2 A380s.
And of course, that is NOT how airport operate, usually there will be smaller planes in between. So each time a medium jet is following a A380 1 minute was wasted, because minimum separation for a medium behind heavy (B777) is 2 minute, a medium behind a A380 is 3 minutes. To airport, every minute is money, and building extra runway is expensive and hard to get approved by the people living around airports.
A380s somewhat benefits airlines, but Airports hate them.
Assume you have 1200 passengers need to move; A 777 can carry 400 and it takes 3 777s to move all that people. An A 380 can carry 600 and only takes 2 A 380 to do the same job.
But from Airport's stand point, they lost the chance to charge the an airliner one more landing fee, plus if B777 need 2 minutes separation between 777s and A380 needed 3 minutes in between, time spent landing 3 777s is equal to 2 A380s.
And of course, that is NOT how airport operate, usually there will be smaller planes in between. So each time a medium jet is following a A380 1 minute was wasted, because minimum separation for a medium behind heavy (B777) is 2 minute, a medium behind a A380 is 3 minutes. To airport, every minute is money, and building extra runway is expensive and hard to get approved by the people living around airports.
Take away the oil and they all just turn back into desert dust. wa, wa, wa! UAE, all a bunch of cry babies and self entitled spoiled brats. Flow in and out of all the emirates, and they are all the same with their condescending, holier than thou attitudes.
Do any of the gulf airlines serve liquor onboard, only over western countries or all over their routes.
I still can't see how they can blame Delta for it... It almost appears that Qatar is just mad because Delta wouldn't make room for them...
I am surprised the worlds busiest airport has only 1 gate for a a380 aircraft. Odd.