Originally Posted by
zoomiezombie
The current language says 5th Freedom between Japan and Asia. The A380 (delivery August 2014) is going to JFK and LHR if they get route authority. That's not 5th freedom FROM Japan TO Asia...?
Nope its not. That 380 will compete with us on the JFK route from what I can tell. Doesn't have any bering on this deal one way or another. (Up or down) Their jets that may someday venture outside of Japan are 737's and my Rep noted that 1E 2.A's 40% restriction applies well before the new code share restriction. Its layered from what he told me. I could not get all of the details as he was going to dinner.