Super Connectors: Traffic Stimulation or Diversion?

I feel it is time to weigh in on the discussion regarding the role and impact of the three relatively new full service airlines based in the Gulf - Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways - and the older Turkish Airlines: the so called 'super connectors'. A few incumbent airlines, initially those based in Europe and more recently a few based in North America (first in Canada and then in the US), have voiced strong opinions about unfair competition, particularly relating to the rapid expansion of the three Gulf-based carriers.