Originally Posted by
reddog25
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
Just as a reminder, 5th Freedom "rights" aren't exactly rights. They are negotiated as part of an aviation treaty between two governments. That treaty is being renegotiated at this time. Hopefully it will result in an aviation enhancement, not Japanese protectionism.