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Thread: With NRT-HKG gone, does that mean SEA-NRT is next?
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 9:29 am
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SEA-NRT is unlikely to leave for a few reasons:
  1. While NW has the MS contract, there are a lot of other companies in the Puget Sound area who have ties with Asia. If UA pulls out, all that traffic goes to NW.
  2. SEA-NRT takes connecting and O&D traffic to/from DEN.
  3. Loads are seasonal, but yields aren't [they're strong year-round].
  4. Removing it forces DEN and SEA traffic through SFO and LAX, requiring UA to operate more connecting flights and using gates.
  5. Nostalgia. SEA-NRT was UA's first international service. [ ]
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