Originally Posted by
MiLa
Honest question for those who know more about this than I.... I get that the problem that people are seeing with NAI is basing in Ireland to be able to use labor laws that are more beneficial to them. But what about Irish carriers such as Aerlingus? How does the Open Skies agreement apply to them, or why is nobody upset about them flying to the US? I personally would love anything that's going to help sustain a successful career at the legacy I work for but just am trying to see what the argument would have been for the DOJ to deny the application.
There was no legal grounds to deny the certificate, which is why they finally granted it. They prolonged the approval as long as they could, until the EU finally exercised their right to independent arbitration as allowed for in the treaty. When the DOT realised they would lose, they relented.