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May 13, 2015, 3:19 pm
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When exactly have I said there are "many" profitable EU-US routes for them? I've said it's possible - you're the one saying there's no business case. So where's you're evidence then?
May 13, 2015, 3:19 pm
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have any others ever done any?
9W has/had both TATL and TPAC
May 13, 2015, 3:24 pm
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May 13, 2015, 3:33 pm
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2 9W
1 NZ
1 EK
more would be great, there are reasons there arent
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May 13, 2015, 4:02 pm
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Unless you wrote down the exact opposite to what you actually believe, I don't think I've interpreted them differently at all?
And Air China BCN-VIE
And Garuda LGW-AMS
And Singapore Airlines MAN-MUC
And LAN MAD-FRA
And Emirates MLA-LCA
And Qatar BUD-ZAG
And Qatar GYD-TBS
And Korean VIE-ZRH
Those are just European fifth freedom flights - there are presumably several more elsewhere.
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May 13, 2015, 4:06 pm
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You specifically said "I agree" to the statement that there couldn't be a business case for fifth freedom flights as they haven't launched them yet.
Unless you wrote down the exact opposite to what you actually believe, I don't think I've interpreted them differently at all?
Unless you wrote down the exact opposite to what you actually believe, I don't think I've interpreted them differently at all?
to add to my last post >
(when the flights started)
late 2007 - 2 9W flights
mar 20 2008 SQ IAH-DME
mar 27 2011 SQ GRU-BCN
(earlier when i said "have any others ever done any?" i was referring to ME.)
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May 13, 2015, 4:14 pm
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Other SW and S Asian carriers have had or have Europe-US service. For example, Kuwait Airways is dirt cheap quite often but few seem to want to fly them; and yet they make the news every so often when Israelis resident in the US and/or UK fly Kuwait Air but face "problems" with the carrier refusing to accept Israeli passports for travel due to home country laws even when transporting between US and UK.
Other SW, South Asian and Central Eurasian countries have also had or have EU-US service.
Some EK and QR flights are being sought by national airport operators/owners in Europe that want to have a better case for US CBP pre-clearance after the airport owners/operators have already bought into trying to pursue the scheme. I'm speaking of some Northern European airports which want some of these SW Asian carriers to fly non-stop to the US from Europe.
Other SW, South Asian and Central Eurasian countries have also had or have EU-US service.
Some EK and QR flights are being sought by national airport operators/owners in Europe that want to have a better case for US CBP pre-clearance after the airport owners/operators have already bought into trying to pursue the scheme. I'm speaking of some Northern European airports which want some of these SW Asian carriers to fly non-stop to the US from Europe.
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May 13, 2015, 4:17 pm
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"they'd be doing it already."
to add to my last post >
(when the flights started)
late 2007 - 2 9W flights
mar 20 2008 SQ IAH-DME
mar 27 2011 SQ GRU-BCN
(earlier when i said " have any others ever done any?" i was referring to ME.)
if you are implying i am anti-ME airlines > http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...l#post24535623
to add to my last post >
(when the flights started)
late 2007 - 2 9W flights
mar 20 2008 SQ IAH-DME
mar 27 2011 SQ GRU-BCN
(earlier when i said " have any others ever done any?" i was referring to ME.)
if you are implying i am anti-ME airlines > http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...l#post24535623
http://theforwardcabin.boardingarea....reedom-routes/
There must be at least 100 on there. But you're right, they just don't work...
And I'm implying nothing of the sort - whether you like the ME airlines or not is irrelevant. I'm implying that you don't know what you're talking about!
May 13, 2015, 4:17 pm
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Some EK and QR flights are being sought by national airport operators/owners in Europe that want to have a better case for US CBP pre-clearance after the airport owners/operators have already bought into trying to pursue the scheme. I'm speaking of some Northern European airports which want some of these SW Asian carriers to fly non-stop to the US from Europe.
more pre-clearance is another thing (the list is endless) that would be great
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May 13, 2015, 4:26 pm
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You missed the edit I made on the last post, but I've actually found a comprehensive list now anyway.
http://theforwardcabin.boardingarea....reedom-routes/
There must be at least 100 on there. But you're right, they just don't work...
And I'm implying nothing of the sort - whether you like the ME airlines or not is irrelevant. I'm implying that you don't know what you're talking about!
http://theforwardcabin.boardingarea....reedom-routes/
There must be at least 100 on there. But you're right, they just don't work...
And I'm implying nothing of the sort - whether you like the ME airlines or not is irrelevant. I'm implying that you don't know what you're talking about!
May 13, 2015, 4:30 pm
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May 13, 2015, 4:30 pm
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Emirates was neither well-known nor respected in the US/EU until relatively recently. Nor did they have the range of partnerships with other airlines providing feeder flights that they have today. Even ignoring the fact they clearly had other priorities back then, there is absolutely no logic behind the claim that they haven't done it in the past ergo can't do it in the future.
May 13, 2015, 4:31 pm
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Right, now you've added in enough additional parameters to make your point valid, back to the original question. Why does a lack of fifth freedom routes in the past mean there is no business case to do it in the future?
Emirates was neither well-known nor respected in the US/EU until relatively recently. Nor did they have the range of partnerships with other airlines providing feeder flights that they have today. Even ignoring the fact they clearly had other priorities back then, there is absolutely no logic behind the claim that they haven't done it in the past ergo can't do it in the future.
Emirates was neither well-known nor respected in the US/EU until relatively recently. Nor did they have the range of partnerships with other airlines providing feeder flights that they have today. Even ignoring the fact they clearly had other priorities back then, there is absolutely no logic behind the claim that they haven't done it in the past ergo can't do it in the future.
am i missing legal aspect? is each route approved? even if so, we are not hearing about proposed routes. are we?
May 13, 2015, 4:33 pm
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May 13, 2015, 4:34 pm
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Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
im sure airports/etc are showing incredible load numbers, but are any realistic?
more pre-clearance is another thing (the list is endless) that would be great
more pre-clearance is another thing (the list is endless) that would be great
I'm no fan of more U.S. CBP Preclearance than is already in place, but my voice is a voice in the wilderness despite not being in the wilderness. I don't want earlier check-in cut-off times for my US-bound flights than is already the case.
