The ongoing row between airline giants Emirates and Lufthansa looks set to continue as the Dubai based carrier accuses the Germans of deliberately blocking a request for more access to Germany by making misleading claims. Emirates says that Lufthansa has distributed a document containing distorted facts about the Emirates business model, the number of flight Emirates makes to the country and the current situation regarding the carrier’s rights to land in Germany.

Emirates has made its dissatisfaction with Lufthansa’s document, which was distributed to German policy makers and the media, known in its own report which has been given the anti-protectionist title: Tearing Down the Other Wall.

In April, Lufthansa said that Emirates Airlines was clearly trying to divert airline traffic from Germany to the UAE. The airline has also said that by allowing Emirates to have more of a foothold in Germany would mean that German jobs would be lost to Dubai.

However Emirates argue that a bigger presence in Germany would provide economic benefits for the country. The carrier has already pointed out that its recent order for more Airbus A380s will contribute both directly and indirectly to tens of thousands of jobs, many of which are in Hamburg.

At the moment Emirates is restricted in Germany to flying from Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Munich. For a number of years now the airline has been trying to get permission to open up its services to Berlin and Stuttgart. Although it claims the right to give customers in these cities the opportunity of choosing for themselves, Lufthansa has consistently opposed any expansion.