As crazy as it sounds don't be surprised if AA launches JFK-ICN the next year or 2. I am saying this not because AA wants to do so or thinks it would do well on that route. I am saying it because regarding the Asiana Korean Air Merger, South Korea's FTC has been redistributing slots on routes currently monopolized by Asiana and Korean Air to get the airlines integrated and Air Premia already flies EWR-ICN so Air Premia would be unlikely to take JFK-ICN slots from Asiana/Korean Air.