Originally Posted by
amtrakusa
if it comes down to the worst, UA can just route all their chinese flights via tokyo and ANA takes over the connecting segments. I don't think chinese airlines have that luxury or close relationship with anyone to help them that way.
As if that's going to sit well with business travelers, or even with people vacationing in China (like me). I've taken two flights to/from China in the last 2 weeks and will take 2 more in the next 2 weeks. The last thing I want to do is stop at NRT or HND.
Proper way to deal with this? As long as it's just talk, nothing. If China pulls any funny business with UA or any other US airline, the US can simply respond in kind. After all, China does have carriers (CA, MU, HU, CZ) that fly to the US, too.