“People have short memories and they might be incentivised by some bargain deals to bring people back, but I don’t think that would need to be there for long,” said Eddy Pieniazek, head of advisory at aviation and leasing consultancy Ishka Airfinance…
Featured in Reuters
02 Mar 2026
Eddy Pieniazek, Head of Advisory, is quoted in a Reuters press release today:
Middle East conflict puts Dubai aviation hub’s market muscle to the test
Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways have become some of the world’s largest and most profitable thanks to their location at the center of busy travel routes.
By Federico Maccioni and Tim Hepher
Escalating conflict in the Middle East has laid bare how heavily global air travel relies on a handful of hubs led by Dubai, the world’s busiest international airport, after the shutdown of Gulf airspace rippled quickly across airline networks worldwide.
Four decades after the Gulf’s trading capital set out to exploit its strategic location by setting up Emirates with two rented jets and two routes, Dubai stands at the centre of a global network spanning 110 nations and 454,000 flights a year….
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