I am the Barbarian with the 15 airlines which are currently ranked 1-15 in game Rδ.
I wanted to post and just mention that while these airlines are truly spammy, for players who are not interested in spamlines, to "keep the faith" and "hang in there." I created this network of spamlines to generate enormous valuations in order to fend off the threat of another potential competing alliance which, well, is no friend of the Barbarians...and which often materializes in "Unlimited Airlines per Player" games. So far, this competing alliance has not emerged so far in Rδ. I will keep adding to my valuations for the majority of this game to truly try to keep ahead of such a competitive threat should it emerge later on in the game.
However, if we get towards the end of this game and the competitive spamline threat I am protecting my alliance against does not materialize, then barring vaporized by WW3 nukes or some other IRL calamity, I plan to liquidate the majority of my airlines. The idea is to allow others with more realistic airlines to have a shot at most of the valuation trophies available in this game.
While I feel it is important to try and prevent a certain historic alliance in Rδ from further monopolizing valuation trophies, I don't want to simply take its place. This monopolization may be driving people out of the game, and my goal is not to drive people away from AE. I want to win, but I don't want to monopolize.
That's all for now...just wanted to make sure you know I'm not trying to be as greedy as I may seem.
And major kudos to the founder of RitzAir for creating the "Barbarians at the Gates" Alliance! If you're based in the USA in Rδ I recommend joining. You'll get a LOT of through traffic from any mutual hub!