There’s been a lot of talk this year about how Emirates Airline may come to the rescue of struggling Etihad Airways and potentially merge the two airlines into the one (Emirates) brand, given their two global hubs are geographically so close together.
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I think it's an air display for a national celebration and has no bearing whatsoever on whether they'll merge or not.
In fact, them being so close together seems like the perfect argument for them not merging. It doesn't make any sense whatsoever to me.
While I think its likely that they eventually merge, the fact that Emirates (Dubai) would likely be the dominant party in the merger could cause problems politically since Abu Dhabi (Etihad) is the financially and politically dominant Emirate.
James, your bottom line has nothing to do with the purpose of the video. A bottom line rounds up the topic, it certainly does not open up new avenues.
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SydeyFlyer - why are people so sure they'll merge? What possible benefit could Emirates get out of it?
The occasion of this video is the National Day of the UAE in the “Year of Zayed” marking 100th birthday of the founder of the UAE. National day is celebrating the Union part of the United Arab Emirates. I would not read much more into this.
Fun Fact: Etihad in arabic translates to "United". So the three major airlines of the UAE (Etihad, Air Arabia, Emirates) sort of read United Arab(ia) Emirates