Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Think business travelers. O and D traffic. Haneda is closer. Think IAD and DCA. We would fill em.
These are the US's slots to dole out per the Open Skies Accord, not Japan's.
Think about our business model and how these slots fit with it.
There would not be a dramatic draw down of NRT. It in the end would be a different clientele.
Why bother trying to explain it to him.. he obviously cannot see anything but NRT and the benefits it had 20 years ago. The Japanese will ALWAYS prefer to go there even if it means an hour and a half more on the train or in traffic... that's brand loyalty.