Originally Posted by
Fanjet
Well it looks like the Japanese authorities are now making 5 daytime slot pairs available to U.S. carriers at HND. I'm sure AA (as well as UA and DL, and probably HA) will request one for each of their respective flights to HND. Once that happens, I wonder if AA will stick with the 788. Or upgauge it to a CIP 772 or a 77W. Moreover, I wonder if they'll keep LAX-NRT.
I agree that opening up five daytime slots will make things interesting. However, I think AA will apply for DFW-HND operated by a 77W as DFW-NRT no longer as the need for connecting traffic as it did in the past. But, AA does have plenty of options, so long as DL doesn't put up too much of a fight as they want to transfer their entire NRT operation to HND.