Originally Posted by
FWAAA
MAH4546 addressed this in the post immediately above yours; in his opinion, SEA-NRT can be fed via the JAL network on the other end and, as you point out, by AS on this end.
I dunno, somehow I doubt JAL at its current financial state would even choose or look at flying to SEA when they already have a NRT-YVR flight running.
They sure can't axe YVR over SEA as there's a lot of Japanese companies and ex-pats living in Vancouver and YVR is somewhat of a popular tourist destination for many Japanese during the summer as well. It was also popular for many travelling onwards to MEX as it totally avoided connecting (clearing immigration and customs) through the US.
Even moreso as JAL is dumping a lot of their widebodies these days that I don't know if they have any planes left to serve an extra flight to SEA.
Originally Posted by
tenmoc
I know everyone wants the MIA-NRT nonstop, but I figure a stop in SEA on the way is just as good. It would relieve the range issue and serve two markets instead of just the one.
Yes, MIA-SEA-NRT would work great. F is definitely needed on this route, moreso between SEA-NRT as its a highly travelled business route on both ends (Microsoft, Nintendo, Boeing, Amazon.com)