Northwest Airlines Announces New Nonstop Service between Seattle and Beijing
May 7, 2008, 3:49 pm
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Hmm, looks like the post's been deleted. I smell prank.
May 7, 2008, 3:51 pm
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May 7, 2008, 4:16 pm
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Now this is really exciting. I ended up gettin folks over in the AS forum all riled up those supposed comments about AS. <sigh> So do we still think its even KIX?
I'm gonna hold out for HKG. ;-)
I'm gonna hold out for HKG. ;-)
May 7, 2008, 4:26 pm
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KIX would be so LAME. Amusing press release prank, though. And love the secrecy -- maybe they are taking cues from Steve Jobs.
May 7, 2008, 4:45 pm
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May 7, 2008, 5:39 pm
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SEA-VVO... that should make a lot of headlines and raised eyebrows. 
May 7, 2008, 6:22 pm
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Oh yes, I don't think NW can do that for flying more than 3 stopover during transpacific flights.
May 7, 2008, 7:04 pm
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SEA-HRE to take advantage of the very high exchange rate.
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May 7, 2008, 8:02 pm
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and I just caught up with Neal two hours ago at a party in Minneapolis - but didn't ask about the new flight - sorry! He's lost weight and appears in good health and spirits given all that's going on!!
May 7, 2008, 8:31 pm
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my guesses:
SEA-NRT-BLR
SEA-NRT-HYD
or even SEA-NRT-BOM (rtw)
as extensions of the 2nd NRT flight.
Is there much biz traffic SEA-HKG? I didn't think so. As others have pointed out, SEA-ICN and SEA-TPE which are the big routes out there are already well served.
SEA-PEK (instead of NRT-PEK) to begin after the Olympics is more of a possibility since PEK is starting to get n/s service to many US cities already which means that the NRT stopover will get less appealing over time.
SEA-NRT-BLR
SEA-NRT-HYD
or even SEA-NRT-BOM (rtw)
as extensions of the 2nd NRT flight.
Is there much biz traffic SEA-HKG? I didn't think so. As others have pointed out, SEA-ICN and SEA-TPE which are the big routes out there are already well served.
SEA-PEK (instead of NRT-PEK) to begin after the Olympics is more of a possibility since PEK is starting to get n/s service to many US cities already which means that the NRT stopover will get less appealing over time.
May 7, 2008, 8:36 pm
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I feel like I'm the only SEA-based FT'er that hasn't opined on this topic yet 
I think it's either
SEA-SYD
SEA-HKG
SEA-MNL
I don't think you'd get the Governor out for a SEA-NRT-xxx flight so I'm going with a destination that's not currently served out of SEA. The only problem with SYD is that HA introduced one-stop service to SYD (HA23 SEA-HNL-SYD) so it's not technically a "new" route unless NW does it non-stop.
-RM
I think it's either
SEA-SYD
SEA-HKG
SEA-MNL
I don't think you'd get the Governor out for a SEA-NRT-xxx flight so I'm going with a destination that's not currently served out of SEA. The only problem with SYD is that HA introduced one-stop service to SYD (HA23 SEA-HNL-SYD) so it's not technically a "new" route unless NW does it non-stop.
-RM
May 7, 2008, 8:42 pm
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May 7, 2008, 8:45 pm
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Moscow it is then
j/k