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Jumeirah chief slams governments for protecting legacy airlines

ArabianBusiness.com Staff

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These arguments carry much more weight coming from a hotel CEO than they would from an airline that feels signaled out by restrictive policies.

The head of Jumeirah Group, one of the largest hoteliers in Dubai, has criticised governments for protecting national airlines at the expense of the rest of the travel industry. Jumeirah Group president and CEO Gerald Lawless singled out Canada, which has prevented Emirati airlines from landing more than six flights per week into the North American country despite years of lobbying by Dubai-based airline Emirates Airline and the UAE national carrier Etihad. “Governments around the world should sto

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