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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 12:36 am
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Originally Posted by spin88
CO and NW however, would lack any presence on the West Coast, have no East Coast shuttle, and would be trying to serve Asia from DTW, which is not a good spot to do this from for about 60% of the US, including where the bulk of the asian passangers are - the West Coast.
Actually NW serves Asia from more than just DTW, it serves NRT daily from almost every major West Coast airport: LAX, SFO, PDX, SEA x2 daily, HNL 2x daily + MSP.

Agreed that NW/CO lack any n/s West Coast service (which they codeshare from AS), but the Asian gateway is well covered.
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