While Qatar Airways and Emirates continue to expand into international long haul routes, perhaps Etihad is developing alternate levels of the market to compete within. A market place can be approached at different price points rather than just expanding into more international routes. Etihad will soon compete with Indian Low Cost Carriers by establishing all economy flights servicing India - thereby giving an international carrier a different footprint to simultaneously compete in the large lower cost market. Perhaps its a matter of time before Gulf carriers begin utilizing a similar approach for the sizable Irani market where carriers such as Iran Air, Mahan Air and Iran Aseman Airlines sell tickets at much lower average prices than Gulf carriers are accustomed to.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Gulf-carriers-to-counter-Indias-budget-filghts/articleshow/7427772.cms
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