Originally Posted by
garykung
Then it is straightly AKL-LHR and LHR-AKL.
AKL-LHR is subject NZ law. But LHR-AKL is subject to EC regulations.
No U.S. law is involved, given that the U.S. governs from/to only but not "via".
i think this is wrong. Air NZ does not fly AKL-LHR, and instead flies AKL-LAX and LAX-LHR. For me, saying “via” not “to/from” is applying a gloss that the DOT will ignore. Instead, I expect the DOT will say all four flights (AKL-LAX, LAX-LHR, LHR-LAX and LAX-AKL) are to or from the USA.