Originally Posted by
dieuwer2
Why are CX and JL not considering SEA? Must be an appealing market with Boeing, Microsoft, etc present.
For CX, too many Hong Kong Chinese folks in YVR. Not sure on JL's loads to YVR; last time I rode it the plane was far from full. I think most TYO traffic is still more focused on California than the northwest, and of course many many more OW connections through LAX than anywhere else in the west. I wouldn't be shocked, however, to see CX run an A350 to SEA at some point, or JL a 787. Hainan has switched to a 787 which seems to be the right size, as has ANA from NRT (taking over from United which dropped its NRT nonstop last year.)
For other Asian destinations - PEK, PVG, HKG, NRT, ICN, TPE... there's plenty of nonstop capacity to/from SEA on several carriers.