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Dubai is the real winner in Qantas Airways' deal with Emirates

Isaac John

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In addition to cutting British Airways out of a route into Australia, the move Dubai also cuts Singapore out of long-haul routes between Europe and Australia.

The move by Australian carrier Qantas Airways to end its alliance with British Airways and team up with Emirates is a vote of confidence in Dubai's fast growing status as a global aviation hub, and also signals the inevitable shift in the balance of power from Europe's legacy carriers to the Gulf, analysts and aviation experts said on Thursday. For the struggling Australian carrier, the 10-year alliance with Dubai's Emirates will be a key step in its efforts to strengthen its loss-making international business. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="350"] A Qantas plane over Sydney, Australia. Photo by Simon Clancy.[/caption] Qantas will also be replacing Singapore with Dubai as its hub for European flights from March 2013 and co-ordinate pricing, sales and schedules with Emirates under the partnership. As part of the landmark deal, the Australian ca

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