Originally Posted by
Smiley90
So we have UA EWR-CPT and DL ATL-CPT, only a matter of time until AA flies........ Uh...... Is DFW-CPT even flyable?
The US and South Africa don’t have Open Skies; each side is limited to a number of frequencies. For now, all the allowed frequencies between two (that can be operated by US carriers) have been taken by Delta and United; in fact, the DOT had to work some magic with the South African government to procure another two weekly frequencies beyond those allowed by the bilateral for these latest CPT flights by UA and DL.
AA could try but it would be difficult to get additional frequencies without a renegotiation of the bilateral…