Originally Posted by
oliver2002
AY probably has a number of slots over Russia for their numerous N.Asia flights that they can utilize to fly over on some charter. That said, I doubt the option was to fly to Asia for another EU operator, its more likely to be a leisure destination in the Americas.
With the exception of some Phuket runs now that it is again an option, I can't really see Asian destinations being an option, and US traffic was also my main guess for this now shelved plan.