Originally Posted by
paperwastage
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
AC gets away with it because the US government turns the other eye to our neighbors to the North so long as they don't do it blatantly. This is the problem with arbitrary laws like cabotage. There is no clear definition of what it is or what it isn't - so these things can be capriciously enforced whenever there is a desire to do so.