Originally Posted by
Peoloto
You need to be an adult and do your own research. Funny how United has the same 5th freedom rights and they aren't pulling out. NWA didn't just fly whales there, they flew 757's all over Japan, flew in and out of KIX and NGO. It wasn't just NRT. The Japanese used to think NWA was a japanese national carrier.
How are UAL’s financials compared to Delta’s? Saying these markets are now being served by codeshares does not make sense. When I flew these routes they were almost all Japanese passengers going to beaches. They are not going to connect on codeshares.
The day the Japanese made HND a international airport the NRT hub was in trouble. HND is night and day the preferred gateway to Tokyo. Without the ability to profitably fly a substantial number of flights into NRT from the US you can’t sustain a hub.
In this business things are always changing. You either adapt or perish.