Originally Posted by
phranktzi
With these times, hard to see LAX/NRT continuing as they are around the same time.
Delta Air Lines and some Flyertalkers have been predicting the demise of LAX-NRT for quite some time, but it continues to operate. While nothing is cast in stone, AA's recent statements appear to bode well for the NRT flight:
Originally Posted by AA in HND Application April 21, 2016
Moreover, American continues to operate its service from LAX to Narita, contrary to Delta’s insistence that American would “drop its own LAX-NRT service” upon being awarded a Haneda slot-pair.
https://www.regulations.gov/contentS...ontentType=pdf (page 12 of .pdf)
Originally Posted by
brabb12
They still may keep it, there are a lot of people who still use narita to connect to other locations in Asia. But for how much longer is the question. HND is good for people who want to go to small cities within Japan.
I suspect that AA's LAX-NRT remains, as DL announced last month that its LAX-NRT flight would end in October, when its HND flight begins flying durng the daytime. By all indications, AA is not going to blink at LAX and has already outlasted DL on this route. I expect further longhaul reductions by DL and maybe UA at LAX unless those airlines want to bleed money fighting AA at a hub they cannot dominate.
At DFW, AA currently runs double daily plus the JAL daily flight to NRT. AA said that even if it wins DFW-HND, at least two of the DFW-NRT flights (of the current three) will remain.