Originally Posted by
tsquare
Well... it seems it depends on who you ask. Apparently the O&D market out of Tokyo HND is vast enough that it warrants a $1 BILLION investment in a failing carrier to obtain those rights. (mild sarcasm) It seems that those 5th freedom rights that we enjoy out of NRT are nothing compared to that little gem.
The 5th Freedom rights apply to any Japanese airport including HND. The only restriction are slots. It looks like the max T/O slots at HND that are going to be allowed to ANY US carrier is 4 per day. Not much of a deal for 1 billion dollars. If the JV goes thru it won't be DAL pilots flying out of HND
