Originally Posted by
garykung
It should be HNL.
What special is the application was for a Fifth Freedom authority. Per DOT's decision, KA has indicated that HKG will not be the starting point. If HNL is indeed the destination, then the midpoint should be a Mainland coastal city, probably PVG/SHA or PEK, which are served by CA and MU.
My guess is KA wants to get head-to-head with either CA or MU (with MU as a higher possibility due to partnership with CA).
You can have:
1. HNL
2. Like what you said, fifth-freedom from China. This will be key cause you can have any China cities from PVG/HGH/CTU/PEK/CAN to most West Coast within reasonable flying range. SJC/SAN/SFO/PDX/SEA.
3. SEA. If DL can do it, so can KA.
4. ANC.
5. YVR - It's possible for CX to let KA take one of their segment out of HKG-YVR. Can be YVR-YYZ as well to put AC out of misery.
KA as LCC? I gotta tell you, if they can make HNL-HKG or any WestCoast-HKG to be $1500USD in J, I think a lot of people will jump on it.
Originally Posted by
jacobsleather
Or up-guage the KA HND flight to A333 and tag it from there.
Wow attacking JL?
If that's the case you can have:
ICN-HNL/West Coast
Russia-HNL/West Coast
HND/CTS/HND/KIX-HNL
Dreaming HNL-IPC
If CX/KA can go to deep South from HNL, then it would have been great attacking all the US3.
Attacking all Chinese hubs and ICNs can be great advantage to CX/KA.