Originally Posted by
Timbo
Did you read what Anderson said a couple weeks ago about Haneda? In case not, he basically said that the Government of Japan is going to allow JAL more flights in/out of HND...and since we don't have a code share partner over there, like AA and UAL, with JAL and ANA, we will be left out in the cold.
Sounded a lot like he wants some HND slots big time...so why do we need NRT if we get them? He could overfly Japan for some of the 'interport' destinations, and just serve HND from LAX and NYC and ATL.
More to the point; Why would a passenger need DAL if they could fly out of HND on ANA or JAL to most major gateways in the US? Why would a US customer choose DAL in to NRT when HND is downtown and saves them two hrs each way from city center to the airport?
What would DAL do if all of its US O&D traffic, as well as some of its connecting traffic choose a Japanese carrier? How much traffic is O&D out of NRT? How much is connecting? This is a HUGE issue for DAL and for DAL pilots. We would need effectively to move our 355 weekly slots back to HND to compete effectively.
Currently DAL could go a Code Share or a JV that is revenue sharing only and not profit sharing like the AF deal and there is not one thing in our PWA to prevent it. Talk about WB lift, seat progression et al.
For me these two issues in Section 1 (CS and JV protection on all deals) are a must to get my yes vote. (not to mention SJS, holding companies and some way to bound a international corporation in the event of a transnational merger.