Originally Posted by
sbm12
How so?
Here's the most plausible reason (Thanks to the Anet user Ala164 who posted this:
Quoting Ala164:
Every international legacy thought that HND was going to be a great route; and, so far, everybody has been wrong. And all those other airlines "had a chance" to go to Haneda; they presented their proposals, it was the DOT who determined that DL (and AA and HA) offered the best opportunities to extend service to that airport.
It is hard to blame DL for adhering to "conventional wisdom".
Plus at HND, Delta does not control 80% of the gates whereas at DAL, Southwest does. anytime you want to change airports at HND, I believe the request has to go through DOT.