Um, ok, I'll bite. Firstly, NAI is not the only company taking advantage of loop holes or perhaps you have not been watching the news lately, Panama Papers, John Cameron anyone???

Secondly, you do realize that Pan Am, TWA and Later, Delta, all had intra European hubs back in the day AND tons of 3/4/5th freedom rights.

The REAL reason the U.S. carriers want to fight NAI AND the Middle East carriers is because of competition-period! The hypocrisy astounds me.

See back in the day the U.S. carriers were great and the foreign carriers, not so much but that changed. The U.S. carriers are atrocious and the foreign carriers are far better. Ex; CX is far better to fly on than UAL to Hong Kong. BA is better to London than just about anyone else.

NAI will bring competition and that means lower prices which means less ability to GAUGE their customers as the U.S. carriers do.

They tried to kill SWA back in the early 70s but SWA revolutionized the airline industry.

NAI is the new Uber. Let them come. Beat them at their own game I say.

Rant finished.