Originally Posted by Smirnoff
Just wondering why there are no AA flights to Moscow? BA, AY, IB all fly there, with reasonable connections off AA flights. There must be huge demand, yet the only US carrier is DL with flights from JFK and ATL. Is there a governmental restriction, or is it a business issue? Most the US-Moscow traffic seems to take DL or LH, but I am surprised there is no AA code on any of the flights.
Would anyone have any insight as to why this might be?
codeshares do require government approval on both sides, but I don't know if that is the particular obstacle in this case.