Have they read the agreement? Found this in the "Official Journal of the European Union" -



the right to perform international air transportation between points on the following routes:
(i) for airlines of the United States (hereinafter US airlines), from points behind the United States via the United States and intermediate points to any point or points in any Member State or States and beyond; and for all-cargo service, between any Member State and any point or points (including in any other Member States);