The Gulf Mega-Merger: Why It Will Never Happen

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker recently revealed at the Arab Air Carrier Association’s annual meeting in Algiers/Algeria that it has been his dream to merge his airline with Emirates. It was only after it became clear to him that such a plan could not be implemented, that Qatar Airways decided to join the Oneworld alliance. Al Baker did not specify why he did not pursue the idea further, but...