Originally Posted by
bzcat
But then the question you have to ask is... why would the Chinese airlines want to see this happen?
What does CZ (which will be impacted the most) have to gain from this?
That is when the Chinese saying "nutritious water does not go into outsiders' fields" comes in
In the best situations, the Mainlanders and Taiwanese view they are "the same family" - better have the Taiwanese make the money than the Japanese or Korean.
It seems a lot of the limitation is due to capacity - the sky is full. They were talking about adding another air traffic route that will help.
Of course, the scary thing is what happens if the relationship between the two sides sours? Or, we are past that point now?