Gulf airlines are grabbing US carriers' traffic: study
US airlines want govt to block Gulf carriers from adding new flights
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PERSIAN Gulf carriers expanding rapidly in the US are diverting passengers from Delta, American and United instead of attracting new travellers as they have said, according to a study by a group representing the US airlines.
The loss of those customers is a key argument of the US carriers in their claims that Emirates Airline, Qatar Airways Ltd, and Etihad Airways PJSC are using US$42 billion in government subsidies to compete unfairly. All three Gulf carriers have repeatedly denied the accusations.
