Originally Posted by
Sink r8
I don't think Japan revenue is 20% of Delta's revenue:
Delta Suspends Haneda Service And Focuses On Key Narita Hub | AVIATION WEEK
"...Based on Delta’s unit revenue for the Pacific region, operating revenue for the region and the percentage of its Pacific capacity devoted to Japan routes (nearly 75%), Aviation Daily has calculated a rough estimate of the amount of revenue the Japan service generates for the airline each year: about
$2.4 billion. That
compares with
total operating revenue of nearly $31.8 billion for the carrier in 2010..."
With that being said, 75% of the Pacific traffic is Japan traffic.
My question is: how much cargo will the Japanese need in the near future? Could you run flights nearly empty of passnegers, and still make money?
I am sure we will be able to do a lot of business in Japan as they recover. They respect us and will realize that we are not leaving them in their time of need.
I am too lazy to look it up, but in 2009 DAL used the NOPAC routes of NWA as collateral to refinance over 2 billion in debt. Those were just the America-Japan Routes.