Originally Posted by
ethernal
So no, you are wrong. KE at least clearly believes that LAX-ICN-meeting-ICN-SFO is cabotage. I am being blocked from buying a perfectly valid itinerary that best fits my needs (DL does not fly nonstop to SFO obviously, but KE does) because of unintended spillover effects from ridiculous anti-competitive laws.
looks like KE is more cautious than they could be (as I mentioned, AC doesn't care that much and only makes the user confirm their intentions during checkout
OZ/JAL got into trouble too, wonder if they have similar checks
Originally Posted by
WWads
It's ridiculous to enforce these rules outside of the US50, especially in US Pacific territories without a lot of competition among US carriers (UA is the only show in town at this point).
thats the whole point .. it's purely a protectionist policy