DAL applies to DOT for Haneda service.

[General Lee]

The Japaneese like those 747's. Good luck DAL!

Is that why JAL will be dumping 37 of their 744s?


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Furloughed80]

This is only round 1 for slot HND applications. If certain airlines are not awarded slots this round they will certainly be in the later rounds.

 

[EWR_FO]

1st off, NWA had 5th Freedom rights, and not as many slots as you think at NRT. But compared to JAL and ANA, NWA was a distant third, with a few large pushes each day. But, we are talking about HND. A lot of airlines have slots at Gatwick in London, but as soon as LHR opened up, (originally TWA and Pan Am had exclusive rights at LHR--converting to AA and UAL later) BA had to give up some slots. HND is a domestic only airport with 95% of the slots going to JAL and ANA, and now it is open for INTL service. That means that they have to give up some slots to make it fair. DL now has the "rights" to fly from Tokyo, and they actually originated in HND long ago before NRT was even built. If you think DL should divest some NRT slots, maybe that would be fine as long as the were traded equally for HND slots. That was the original deal when NWA gained the rights anyway......And, if you really want to laugh, go look at yourself naked in the mirror.


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You can't have fifth freedom rights without slots, if you have ever been to NRT you wouldn't be telling me they don't have as many as I think. I have been flying in there since 1994 and the ramp was ALWAYS full of NW airplanes-both pax and cargo. The Japanese government doesn't give a s**t what you or I think is "fair". Stick to flying airplanes, you have no future in comedy.

 

[Dumb Pilot]

That means that they have to give up some slots to make it fair. DL now has the "rights" to fly from Tokyo, and they actually originated in HND long ago before NRT was even built. If you think DL should divest some NRT slots, maybe that would be fine as long as the were traded equally for HND slots. That was the original deal when NWA gained the rights anyway......And, if you really want to laugh, go look at yourself naked in the mirror.

The only thing they have to do is stay Japanese, they will release more slots to an airport that service Tokyo's metropolitan area and that is Narita.

 

[General Lee]

You can't have fifth freedom rights without slots, if you have ever been to NRT you wouldn't be telling me they don't have as many as I think. I have been flying in there since 1994 and the ramp was ALWAYS full of NW airplanes-both pax and cargo. The Japanese government doesn't give a s**t what you or I think is "fair". Stick to flying airplanes, you have no future in comedy.

That's not what the packed house at the Laugh Barn in Marietta thinks each Thursday night! Sure we have a lot of slots, and if our own gov't gave a dam they would pressure the Japanese to give up more at HND, just like they did with BA at LHR. And, why are you still an FO if you started going to NRT in 94? I know 97 hires that are 737 Captains in EWR. You sound burned out. Go for it, it will change your life I am sure.


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[General Lee]

The only thing they have to do is stay Japanese, they will release more slots to an airport that service Tokyo's metropolitan area and that is Narita.

What we need to do is get Ray "the hood" Lahood to pressure them a bit more, like telling them JAL and ANA will lose some American slots if more aren't opened up for US Carriers. Come on Lobbyists!


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[Dumb Pilot]

What we need to do is get Ray "the hood" Lahood to pressure them a bit more, like telling them JAL and ANA will lose some American slots if more aren't opened up for US Carriers. Come on Lobbyists!


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Excuse me? Political pressure to a government that holds and continue to acquire a big chunk of our debt? It must be nice to live in your own little world General or should I say, Alice

 

[General Lee]

Excuse me? Political pressure to a government that holds and continue to acquire a big chunk of our debt? It must be nice to live in your own little world General or should I say, Alice

Classic? I guess Obama meeting with the Dali Lama doesn't mean anything to you? Sure, that din't happen, and the Chinese gov't was happy about that. Yeah, our Gov't ALWAYS bows down to other governments...... You need to turn on CNN a bit more when you are on the road.

We have a process here in the States where we can put monetary pressure on the administration, and it is called using lobbyists. You have been out of the country too long, but maybe you should stay out longer, Alice.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[EWR_FO]

That's not what the packed house at the Laugh Barn in Marietta thinks each Thursday night! Sure we have a lot of slots, and if our own gov't gave a dam they would pressure the Japanese to give up more at HND, just like they did with BA at LHR. And, why are you still an FO if you started going to NRT in 94? I know 97 hires that are 737 Captains in EWR. You sound burned out. Go for it, it will change your life I am sure.


Bye Bye--General Lee

I have no desire to ever fly a domestic flight again but thanks for the concern. The only reason BA was pressured to give up slots at LHR was because there were a disproportionate number of NYC-LHR flights dominated by one carrier, but you knew that right? It will take more than nine days a month to burn me out but, again, thanks for the concern.

 

[General Lee]

I have no desire to ever fly a domestic flight again but thanks for the concern. The only reason BA was pressured to give up slots at LHR was because there were a disproportionate number of NYC-LHR flights dominated by one carrier, but you knew that right? It will take more than nine days a month to burn me out but, again, thanks for the concern.

Thanks PFO. Anyway, did BA have to give them up for some reason? Were they going for an alliance with AA at the time? Sure they were, and it didn't work at the time, meaning why did they give up the slots? Could it have been Openskies with the EU, and not just one route like you suggested? You are way off. It was the EU pressuring them, and the USA made sure more than just two airlines got rights to LHR. Good try! Here is a portion from the EU-USA Openskies Agreement guide Q&A section:


Do airlines take advantage the new commercial opportunities?
Yes. Already from the first day of the application of the Agreement numerous new flights between the EU and the US will take off to new destinations. It is reported that the total number of flights between the EU and the US in April-June 2008 will be 8% higher than in 2007.
Transatlantic services will increase particularly in those Member States where there had been restrictions so far. In London-Heathrow alone, flights to the US are increased by18 daily flights, an increase of more than 20%.The number of direct flights between Spain and the US will significantly increase.
Airlines make use of the opportunity to operate transatlantic flights from outside their home country. Air France operates now direct flights from London to Los Angeles. British Airways with its subsidiary Open Skies has announced operations from Paris to New York."





And, you really do need to mellow out and try EWR to PBI flights. Really, you appear stressed out!


Bye Bye--General Lee