Originally Posted by
DHalltheway
If we are talking all pie in the sky thinking. I'd rather have SQ flying these three segments:
- SFO-JFK
- LAX-JFK
- LHR-JFK
YVR isn't the best point of transit to access the US IMO.
FYI: SQ wanted to expand flights into YVR, however YVR didn't grant SQ more landing rights and instead YVR steadily cut SQ's landing permit and that is one of the reason why the route got terminated. I believe CX's slots at YVR and ability to fly to JFK stem from air canada's desire for increased landing rights in HKG (as I said a very heavy route).
If possible, I would want SQ to increase their presence in China and use China as a hub to the US instead of Canada.
IIRC I think CX or Hong Kong, rather, got one fifth-freedom right from Canada while AC/CP got fifth-freedom rights beyond HKG, for MNL and BKK. Given that AC is unlikely to need fifth-freedom rights beyond SIN I don't know what else they would want.
Also when SQ ended SIN-ICN-YVR that was due to both low traffic and some sourness in South Korea or Canada over whether this flight was for SIN-YVR flows or it was really serving ICN-YVR right?
China would be an ideal hub but I don't see Beijing handing CAAC airlines' prestige routes over to SQ. Is that what the MU thing was partly about? China-U.S. flights are only just starting to expand and they probably want more time to mature and improve their product first.