Does DOT take into account that UA/AA will be adding new service to HND where as DL just wants to cut NRT flights and move them to HND?
I imagine with DL, you either give just 1 or 2 or give them all they asked for because they can't realistically cut Tokyo flights to 2 a day from all hubs, but if you give them 3 or 4, they will just take what they got, cut all flights to NRT, and issue a grand press release about how the government is unfair and not getting the slots they needed forces them to cut all additional flying to Tokyo. Heck, they got MSP-HND by threatening to cut service.