Emirates chief on Flydubai tie-up to beat the squeeze

Long-haul Low Cost Carriers are squeezing Emirates from East and West. With European and Asian challengers Dubai's hometown airline finds itself forced to rebuild itself to maintain its high load factors while meeting the price point challenges the upstarts present. Speaking at the Aviation Festival in London this week CEO Sir Tim Clark presented a two-pronged approach to meeting and beating that challenge. Emirates intends to increase cooperation with flyDubai and potentially restructure its own economy class offering, delivering a low cost option that keeps travelers connecting in Dubai while also protecting yields.
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