Originally Posted by
PVDtoDEL
seawolf's interpretation is correct - as long as a US carrier flies a part of the itinerary and the foreign flag carrier's carriage is not between two US points, it is not cabotage.
Some examples to illustrate:
Cabotage:
AC SEA-YVR
CX YVR-JFK
Cabotage:
AS SEA-LAX
QF LAX-JFK
Not cabotage:
AS SEA-YVR
CX YVR-JFK
So UA USA-NRT and NH NRT-GUM isn’t cabotage? I see. AV could have allowed and ticketed that forever, DOT complaints could have been filed on UA, and nobody would have cared? I was under the impression THAT was what the DOT complaint was over...