BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D. C.

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2010 U.S. – HANEDA COMBINATION SERVICES : DOT-OST-2010-

ALLOCATION PROCEEDING : 0018 

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ANSWER OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

Communications with respect to this document should be 

sent to:

VIRASB VAHIDI WILLIAM K. RIS, JR.

Senior Vice President - Senior Vice PresidentMarketing and Planning Government Affairs

and Chief Commercial Officer American Airlines,Inc.

American Airlines, Inc. 1101 17th Street, N.W.

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5634 Washington, D.C. 20036

DFW Airport, Texas 75261

FRANCIS C. HEIL

ROBERT A. WIRICK Senior Attorney 

Managing Director, Regulatory American Airlines,Inc.

and International Affairs 1101 17th Street, N.W.

American Airlines, Inc. Washington, D.C. 20036

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 (202) 496-5642

DFW Airport, Texas 75261 francis.heil@aa.com

(817) 963-0394

robert.wirick@aa.com

September 6, 2012
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D. C.

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2010 U.S. – HANEDA COMBINATION SERVICES : DOT-OST-2010-

ALLOCATION PROCEEDING : 0018 

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ANSWER OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

 American Airlines, Inc. hereby answers the 

applications for U.S.-Haneda authority filed on August 

27, 2012 by Delta Air Lines (Detroit), United Air Lines, 

(San Francisco), and Hawaiian Airlines (Kona).

 As we show below, the Department should promptly 

conclude this proceeding by granting American’s 

application to operate daily nonstop service between Los 

Angeles and Haneda.

 o Los Angeles is the largest U.S. Mainland 

gateway to Tokyo, two times larger than San Francisco and 

six times larger than Seattle.

 o Selection of American will provide oneworld’s 

first entry in the Los Angeles-Haneda nonstop market, 

which is already served by Star and SkyTeam, thus 

enhancing competitive balance among the global alliances.

 o Via the Los Angeles gateway, American and 

American Eagle will provide convenient on-line roundtrip 
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connections to 22 U.S. behind cities, including the 10 

largest traffic generators to Tokyo.

 o American’s immunized cooperative relationship 

with Japan Airlines will provide connecting opportunities 

beyond Haneda to 29 cities in Japan as well as to 

Shanghai, Beijing, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore,

and Taiwan.

 DELTA 

 Having failed to succeed with service to Haneda 

from its large hub at Detroit, Delta now wishes to give 

Seattle a try. The Department should not gamble the 

public interest by enabling Delta to experiment with 

another gateway where Delta’s presence is minimal.

 Seattle is not a Delta hub. From Seattle, Delta 

operates to only six Mainland cities (Atlanta, 

Cincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York, and 

Salt Lake City). All of the other on-line service 

behind Seattle that Delta claims in its application is 

DL* operated by Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air under 

codeshare agreements (Exhibit AA-R-101). Delta has no 

control over Alaska’s scheduling decisions and thus can 

offer no assurance that the claimed Delta-to-DL* 

connections operated by Alaska via Seattle will continue 

to exist in the future. We cannot recall any carrier 
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selection proceeding where an applicant has relied so 

heavily on codeshare connecting service operated by 

another carrier. 

 Moreover, Delta presents the unusual situation 

where a carrier, having failed with an international 

route from a large hub, now seeks to transfer the route 

to a non-hub. At its Detroit hub, Delta operates to 38

U.S. cities, but at Seattle, as noted above, operates to 

just 6 (Exhibit AA-R-102). 

 For the year ended July 2012, Seattle accounted for 

82,596 passenger bookings to Tokyo, one sixth of the 

481,518 bookings for Los Angeles (Exhibit AA-111). 

Among all Mainland gateways, Seattle ranks sixth in Tokyo 

bookings, while Los Angeles ranks first. 

 Seattle is the smallest Mainland-Tokyo market 

proposed by any of the applicants (Exhibit AA-R-103). 

While Delta says that Seattle is the largest Mainland 

market without nonstop service to Haneda (DL appl., p.3), 

that assertion is incorrect. Chicago-Tokyo and Las 

Vegas-Tokyo are both larger and lack nonstop flights to 

Haneda (Exhibit AA-R-104).

 Delta has proposed the smallest aircraft (225-seat 

B767) among the applicants (Exhibit AA-R-105). The 

Department used aircraft size as a carrier selection 
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factor in the initial decision in this docket. See Order 

2010-5-7, p.10 (citing Delta’s significant capacity 

advantage). Delta, as the applicant proposing the least 

amount of capacity, should not be favored.

UNITED

 United and its Star Alliance partners (ANA and 

Singapore Airlines) command the largest presence in the 

U.S.-Japan nonstop market. United operates nonstop to 

Tokyo from 8 U.S. gateway cities (Chicago, Honolulu, 

Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco, Seattle, and 

Washington), to Osaka from San Francisco and Guam, and to 

10 cities in Japan (Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Nagoya, Niigata, 

Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Sapporo, Sendai and Tokyo)from 

Guam. ANA operates nonstop to Tokyo from 7 U.S. gateway 

cities (Chicago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York, 

Seattle, San Francisco, and Washington), and Singapore 

Airlines operates nonstop between Los Angeles and Tokyo 

(Exhibit AA-R-106). 

 American serves Tokyo nonstop from 4 U.S. 

gateways (Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles and New 

York) and Japan Airlines serves Tokyo from 7 U.S. 

gateways (Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New 

York, San Francisco, and Guam) and also serves Nagoya and 

Osaka from Honolulu (Exhibit AA-R-107).
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 Star operates 210 weekly nonstop frequencies 

between the U.S. and Japan, while oneworld operates 118

(Exhibit AA-R-108). Star operates 53,895 weekly nonstop 

seats between the U.S. and Japan, while oneworld operates 

33,249 (Exhibit AA-R-109). For the year ended July 

2012, Star accounted for 1,037,316 passenger bookings 

between the U.S. and Tokyo, while oneworld accounted for 

912,510 (Exhibit AA-R-110).

 In the interest of competitive balance among the 

three global alliances, American’s application for Los 

Angeles-Haneda authority should be favored over United’s 

application for a San Francisco-Haneda award. See Order 

2010-5-7 in this docket, p. 11 (“in the overall U.S.-Asia 

market, the Star and SkyTeam alliances currently hold 

significant positions. Thus, an award of Haneda rights 

to American here should enhance alliance competition by 

improving the competitive posture of American and 

oneworld in the U.S.-Asia market as compared to the 

SkyTeam and Star alliances”).

 Los Angeles is the largest U.S. Mainland gateway 

to Tokyo, and twice the size of San Francisco (Exhibit 

AA-111). Balancing competition among global alliances is 

particularly important in the largest Mainland market. 
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See 2005/2006 U.S.-China Frequencies Case and 

Designations, Order 2005-2-14, February 22, 2005, p. 24 

(“an award to American in this case would provide interalliance competition, which has become an important 

component of competition in international markets. An 

award to American will allow oneworld to better compete 

with SkyTeam and Star and extend the benefits of enhanced 

inter-alliance competition to the traveling public”).

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES

 Hawaiian has applied to operate between Kona, 

Hawaii and Haneda. Hawaiian’s application is the 

weakest among the contenders and should be disfavored for 

several reasons.

 Only eight U.S.-Haneda opportunities are available 

under the U.S.-Japan air transport agreement (four for 

U.S. carriers and four for Japanese carriers).

Three of the eight (37.5%) are already being used to

serve Hawaii (HA, JAL, and ANA each operates to Haneda 

from Honolulu)(Exhibit AA-R-111). If Hawaiian were to 

prevail here, 50 percent of all Haneda opportunities 

(four of eight) and 50 percent of U.S. carrier Haneda 

opportunities (two of four) would be used at a Hawaii

gateway (Exhibit AA-R-112).
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 Destinations in Hawaii account for 36 percent of 

passenger bookings in the U.S.-Tokyo market (Exhibit AAR-113), which is less than the 37.5% Haneda slot share 

now enjoyed by Hawaii. In these circumstances it would 

clearly be contrary to the public interest to select 

Hawaiian Airlines.

 Moreover, of all the passenger traffic carried 

between Hawaii and Japan, the overwhelming majority (94

percent) is Japan-originating (Exhibit AA-R-114).

We do not believe that the U.S. Government, in 

negotiating valuable Haneda rights for U.S. carriers, 

intended that half of the allotment would be used for the 

benefit of Japanese leisure passengers. 

 Finally, Hawaiian would offer behind gateway online connections to only 2 destinations (Honolulu and 

Maui) (Exhibit AA-R-115). Coupled with the other 

factors weighing against Hawaiian cited above, a public 

interest justification for granting Hawaiian’s 

application is lacking.
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CONCLUSION

 For the foregoing reasons, the Department should 

select American to operate nonstop service between Los 

Angeles and Haneda. Los Angeles is the largest Mainland 

gateway to Tokyo and is without nonstop service to Haneda 

by oneworld. To remedy such a competitive imbalance among 

global alliances, American’s application should be 

granted.

Respectfully submitted,

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Francis C. Heil

Senior Attorney 

American Airlines, Inc.

September 6, 2012
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ATL Atlanta, Georgia 129 DL 757 183 .....67 16:22 18:45 5:23 0:50 10:35 16:48

ATL Atlanta, Georgia 915 DL 757 183 .2345.. 16:22 18:45 5:23 0:50 10:35 16:48

ATL Atlanta, Georgia 129 DL 757 183 1...... 16:15 18:38 5:23 0:57 10:35 16:55

FAT Fresno, California 2534 AS DH4 76 1234567 16:05 18:31 2:26 1:04 10:35 14:05

LAS Las Vegas, Nevada 611 AS 73H 157 1234567 16:00 18:29 2:29 1:06 10:35 14:10

PSC Pasco/Kennewick, Washington 2109 AS DH4 76 12345.7 17:30 18:22 0:52 1:13 10:35 12:40

ANC Anchorage, Alaska 100 AS 73H 157 .2..567 13:55 18:20 3:25 1:15 10:35 15:15

ANC Anchorage, Alaska 100 AS 734 144 1...... 13:55 18:20 3:25 1:15 10:35 15:15

PDX Portland, Oregon 2046 AS DH4 76 1234567 17:30 18:17 0:47 1:18 10:35 12:40

BOI Boise, Idaho 2363 AS DH4 76 1234567 17:36 18:08 1:32 1:27 10:35 13:34

MSO Missoula, Montana 2349 AS DH4 76 1234567 17:35 18:07 1:32 1:28 10:35 13:35

LAX Los Angeles, California 467 AS 73H 157 1234567 15:30 18:04 2:34 1:31 10:35 14:40

SLC Salt Lake City, Utah 716 DL 757 183 .234567 16:50 17:57 2:07 1:38 10:35 14:20

SLC Salt Lake City, Utah 2257 DL 757 183 1...... 16:50 17:57 2:07 1:38 10:35 14:20

JNU Juneau, Alaska 56 AS 73H 157 .....67 14:35 17:55 2:20 1:40 10:35 14:35

JNU Juneau, Alaska 56 AS 734 144 12345.. 14:35 17:55 2:20 1:40 10:35 14:35

ORD Chicago, Illinois 23 AS 739 172 1234567 15:25 17:50 4:25 1:45 10:35 16:45

SNA Orange County, California 507 AS 73H 157 .23..67 15:10 17:44 2:34 1:51 10:35 15:00

SNA Orange County, California 507 AS 73G 124 1..45.. 15:10 17:44 2:34 1:51 10:35 15:00

PDX Portland, Oregon 2026 AS DH4 76 1234567 16:55 17:42 0:47 1:53 10:35 13:15

GEG Spokane, Washington 2509 AS DH4 76 1234567 16:30 17:35 1:05 2:00 10:35 13:40

YVR Vancouver, Canada 2233 AS DH4 76 1234567 16:35 17:29 0:54 2:06 10:35 13:35

PSP Palm Spring, California 549 AS 73G 124 ....5.7 14:50 17:25 2:35 2:10 10:35 15:20

SAN San Diego, California 487 AS 73H 157 ....5.7 14:43 17:24 2:41 2:11 10:35 15:27

SAN San Diego, California 487 AS 73G 124 1234.6. 14:43 17:24 2:41 2:11 10:35 15:27

DTW Detroit, Michigan 733 DL 320 151 1...... 15:32 17:24 4:52 2:11 10:35 17:38

BZN Bozeman, Montana 2459 AS DH4 76 12345.7 16:20 17:23 2:03 2:12 10:35 14:50

PDX Portland, Oregon 2162 AS DH4 76 12345.. 16:30 17:18 0:48 2:17 10:35 13:40

SIT Sitka, Alaska 58 AS 734 144 1234567 14:05 17:17 2:12 2:18 10:35 15:05

PHX Phoenix, Arizona 633 AS 73G 124 1234567 14:20 17:12 2:52 2:23 10:35 15:50

Seattle to Haneda (Westbound) Connections and Elapsed Times (Summer)

MOST OF DELTA'S ONLINE SERVICE BEHIND SEATTLE

IS DL* OPERATED BY ALASKA AIRLINES OR HORIZON AIR 
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DTW Detroit, Michigan 733 DL 757 183 .234567 15:20 17:11 4:51 2:24 10:35 17:50

LAS Las Vegas, Nevada 607 AS 73H 157 ..34.6. 14:40 17:09 2:29 2:26 10:35 15:30

LAS Las Vegas, Nevada 607 AS 739 172 12....7 14:40 17:09 2:29 2:26 10:35 15:30

SJC San Jose, California 327 AS 73H 157 .2345.7 15:10 17:08 1:58 2:27 10:35 15:00

SJC San Jose, California 327 AS 734 144 1....6. 15:10 17:08 1:58 2:27 10:35 15:00

BOI Boise, Idaho 2231 AS DH4 76 1234567 16:35 17:07 1:32 2:28 10:35 14:35

LWS Lewiston, Idaho 2218 AS DH4 76 .....6. 15:55 17:05 1:10 2:30 10:35 14:15

MSP Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota 950 DL 753 224 .2..... 15:20 17:03 3:43 2:32 10:35 16:50

TUS Tucson, Arizona 641 AS 73H 157 ...456. 13:55 16:55 3:00 2:40 10:35 16:15

TUS Tucson, Arizona 641 AS 739 172 123...7 13:55 16:55 3:00 2:40 10:35 16:15

JNU Juneau, Alaska 76 AS 734 144 .234567 13:25 16:49 2:24 2:46 10:35 15:45

JNU Juneau, Alaska 76 AS 73H 157 1...... 13:25 16:49 2:24 2:46 10:35 15:45

FCA Kalispell/Glacier Park, Montana 2285 AS DH4 76 1234567 16:10 16:47 1:37 2:48 10:35 15:00

SMF Sacramento, California 363 AS 73G 124 ......7 15:00 16:44 1:44 2:51 10:35 15:10

SMF Sacramento, California 363 AS 739 172 ....5.. 15:00 16:44 1:44 2:51 10:35 15:10

SMF Sacramento, California 363 AS 73H 157 1234.6. 15:00 16:44 1:44 2:51 10:35 15:10

GEG Spokane, Washington 2241 AS DH4 76 1234567 15:30 16:36 1:06 2:59 10:35 14:40

HLN Helena, Montana 2326 AS DH4 76 1234567 15:30 16:22 1:52 3:13 10:35 15:40

YYJ Victoria, Canada 2387 AS DH4 76 1234567 15:40 16:20 0:40 3:15 10:35 14:30

PDX Portland, Oregon 2642 AS DH4 76 1234567 15:30 16:19 0:49 3:16 10:35 14:40

YLW Kelowna, Canada 2479 AS DH4 76 1234567 15:10 16:17 1:07 3:18 10:35 15:00

KTN Ketchikan, Alaska 62 AS 734 144 1234567 13:17 16:11 1:54 3:24 10:35 15:53

BOI Boise, Idaho 2133 AS DH4 76 1234567 15:40 16:10 1:30 3:25 10:35 15:30

SAN San Diego, California 491 AS 734 144 .2....7 13:25 16:09 2:44 3:26 10:35 16:45

SAN San Diego, California 491 AS 73G 124 1.3456. 13:25 16:09 2:44 3:26 10:35 16:45

LAX Los Angeles, California 465 AS 73G 124 ...4... 13:30 16:01 2:31 3:34 10:35 16:40

LAX Los Angeles, California 465 AS 739 172 ..3.... 13:30 16:01 2:31 3:34 10:35 16:40

LAX Los Angeles, California 465 AS 73H 157 1...5.. 13:30 16:01 2:31 3:34 10:35 16:40

DFW Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 661 AS 739 172 ....5.. 13:47 15:55 4:08 3:40 10:35 18:23

DFW Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 661 AS 73G 124 .23.... 13:47 15:55 4:08 3:40 10:35 18:23

Seattle to Haneda (Westbound) Connections and Elapsed Times (Summer)
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DFW Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 661 AS 73H 157 1..4.67 13:47 15:55 4:08 3:40 10:35 18:23

MSP Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota 2237 DL 753 224 .234567 14:19 15:55 3:36 3:40 10:35 17:51

MSP Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota 2237 DL 753 224 1...... 14:15 15:51 3:36 3:44 10:35 17:55

BLI Bellingham, Washington 2489 AS DH4 76 1234567 15:10 15:50 0:40 3:45 10:35 15:00

PSC Pasco/Kennewick, Washington 2107 AS DH4 76 1234567 15:00 15:50 0:50 3:45 10:35 15:10

PDX Portland, Oregon 2044 AS DH4 76 12345.7 15:00 15:49 0:49 3:46 10:35 15:10

ATL Atlanta, Georgia 2397 DL 320 151 ......7 13:31 15:46 5:15 3:49 10:35 19:39

ATL Atlanta, Georgia 2397 DL 73H 160 .23456. 13:31 15:46 5:15 3:49 10:35 19:39

STS Santa Rosa, California 2476 AS DH4 76 .....6. 13:35 15:44 2:09 3:51 10:35 16:35

ATL Atlanta, Georgia 1589 DL 757 183 1...... 13:25 15:42 5:17 3:53 10:35 19:45

LAS Las Vegas, Nevada 605 AS 73H 157 1234567 13:15 15:41 2:26 3:54 10:35 16:55

ANC Anchorage, Alaska 84 AS 739 172 1234567 11:20 15:37 3:17 3:58 10:35 17:50

GEG Spokane, Washington 2495 AS DH4 76 1234567 14:30 15:35 1:05 4:00 10:35 15:40

PUW Pullman/Moscow, Washington 2213 AS DH4 76 .23..6. 14:25 15:35 1:10 4:00 10:35 15:45

ALW Walla Walla, Washington 2079 AS DH4 76 1..45.7 14:30 15:27 0:57 4:08 10:35 15:40

KTN Ketchikan, Alaska 178 AS 734 144 1234567 12:27 15:20 1:53 4:15 10:35 16:43

PDX Portland, Oregon 2170 AS DH4 76 1234567 14:30 15:19 0:49 4:16 10:35 15:40

LAX Los Angeles, California 461 AS 73G 124 ......7 12:35 15:05 2:30 4:30 10:35 17:35

LAX Los Angeles, California 461 AS 739 172 ...4.6. 12:35 15:05 2:30 4:30 10:35 17:35

SLC Salt Lake City, Utah 1457 DL 757 183 1...... 13:52 14:58 2:06 4:37 10:35 17:18

SFO San Francisco, California 305 AS 73G 124 ...4... 13:00 14:57 1:57 4:38 10:35 17:10

SFO San Francisco, California 305 AS 734 144 123.567 13:00 14:57 1:57 4:38 10:35 17:10

OAK Oakland, California 349 AS 73H 157 1234567 13:00 14:54 1:54 4:41 10:35 17:10

SLC Salt Lake City, Utah 2038 DL M90 150 ......7 13:45 14:52 2:07 4:43 10:35 17:25

SLC Salt Lake City, Utah 2038 DL 757 183 .23456. 13:45 14:51 2:06 4:44 10:35 17:25

GEG Spokane, Washington 691 AS 73G 124 .2..... 13:45 14:45 1:00 4:50 10:35 16:25

GEG Spokane, Washington 691 AS 73H 157 1.34567 13:45 14:45 1:00 4:50 10:35 16:25

MSP Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota 37 AS 73H 157 .....6. 13:05 14:43 3:38 4:52 10:35 19:05

MSP Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota 37 AS 73G 124 12345.7 13:05 14:43 3:38 4:52 10:35 19:05

RNO Reno/Tahoe, Nevada 2258 AS DH4 76 1234567 12:37 14:41 2:04 4:54 10:35 17:33

Seattle to Haneda (Westbound) Connections and Elapsed Times (Summer)
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SNA Orange County, California 503 AS 73G 124 1234567 12:00 14:35 2:35 5:00 10:35 18:10

YVR Vancouver, Canada 2409 AS DH4 76 1234567 13:40 14:34 0:54 5:01 10:35 16:30

YEG Edmonton, Canada 2543 AS DH4 76 1234567 13:23 14:29 2:06 5:06 10:35 17:47

ANC Anchorage, Alaska 96 AS 739 172 ......7 10:00 14:27 3:27 5:08 10:35 19:10

ANC Anchorage, Alaska 96 AS 734 144 ...456. 10:00 14:27 3:27 5:08 10:35 19:10

ANC Anchorage, Alaska 96 AS 73H 157 123.... 10:00 14:27 3:27 5:08 10:35 19:10

PDX Portland, Oregon 2068 AS DH4 76 123456. 13:30 14:20 0:50 5:15 10:35 16:40

SAN San Diego, California 483 AS 73H 157 12345.7 11:30 14:14 2:44 5:21 10:35 18:40

PHX Phoenix, Arizona 645 AS 73G 124 1234567 11:22 14:10 2:48 5:25 10:35 18:48

SJC San Jose, California 325 AS 73H 157 1234567 12:00 13:57 1:57 5:38 10:35 18:10

ANC Anchorage, Alaska 82 AS 734 144 ...4.67 9:30 13:56 3:26 5:39 10:35 19:40

ANC Anchorage, Alaska 82 AS 739 172 123.5.. 9:30 13:56 3:26 5:39 10:35 19:40

DTW Detroit, Michigan 2249 DL 738 160 1...... 12:02 13:54 4:52 5:41 10:35 21:08

DTW Detroit, Michigan 2249 DL 73H 160 .234567 12:01 13:53 4:52 5:42 10:35 21:09

DEN Denver, Colorado 679 AS 73G 124 ......7 12:00 13:48 2:48 5:47 10:35 19:10

DEN Denver, Colorado 679 AS 73H 157 ....56. 12:00 13:48 2:48 5:47 10:35 19:10

DEN Denver, Colorado 679 AS 739 172 1234... 12:00 13:48 2:48 5:47 10:35 19:10

BUR Burbank, California 529 AS 73H 157 .2..... 11:15 13:44 2:29 5:51 10:35 18:55

BUR Burbank, California 529 AS 73G 124 1.34567 11:15 13:44 2:29 5:51 10:35 18:55

BLI Bellingham, Washington 2487 AS DH4 76 1234567 12:58 13:39 0:41 5:56 10:35 17:12

GEG Spokane, Washington 2331 AS DH4 76 12345.. 12:30 13:37 1:07 5:58 10:35 17:40

MFR Medford, Oregon 2428 AS DH4 76 1234567 12:15 13:37 1:22 5:58 10:35 17:55

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SLC Salt Lake City, Utah 2150 DL 320 151 1...... 18:04 21:00 1:56 1:04 9:00 12:00

SLC Salt Lake City, Utah 2150 DL 757 183 ..345.7 18:05 21:00 1:55 1:05 9:00 12:00

SNA Orange County, California 516 AS 73G 124 1234567 18:25 21:04 2:39 1:25 9:00 13:04

BUR Burbank, California 524 AS 73H 157 ......7 18:35 21:02 2:27 1:35 9:00 13:02

BUR Burbank, California 524 AS 73G 124 123456. 18:35 21:02 2:27 1:35 9:00 13:02

LAX Los Angeles, California 474 AS 734 144 .2.4.6. 18:40 21:20 2:40 1:40 9:00 13:20

LAX Los Angeles, California 474 AS 73G 124 1.3.5.7 18:40 21:20 2:40 1:40 9:00 13:20

LAS Las Vegas, Nevada 618 AS 73H 157 .2..... 18:45 21:08 2:23 1:45 9:00 13:08

LAS Las Vegas, Nevada 618 AS 739 172 1.345.7 18:45 21:08 2:23 1:45 9:00 13:08

SAN San Diego, California 498 AS 73H 157 .....67 18:45 21:27 2:42 1:45 9:00 13:27

SAN San Diego, California 498 AS 73G 124 ...4... 18:45 21:27 2:42 1:45 9:00 13:27

SAN San Diego, California 498 AS 734 144 123.5.. 18:45 21:27 2:42 1:45 9:00 13:27

YYJ Victoria, Canada 2388 AS DH4 76 1234567 18:45 19:28 0:43 1:45 9:00 11:28

MSP Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota 2320 DL 757 183 12345.7 18:47 23:59 3:12 1:47 9:00 13:59

BOI Boise, Idaho 2368 AS DH4 76 1234567 18:50 21:18 1:28 1:50 9:00 12:18

KTN Ketchikan, Alaska 69 AS 734 144 1234567 18:52 19:52 2:00 1:52 9:00 12:52

GEG Spokane, Washington 2270 AS DH4 76 1234567 19:00 19:59 0:59 2:00 9:00 11:59

PDX Portland, Oregon 2047 AS DH4 76 12345.7 19:00 19:49 0:49 2:00 9:00 11:49

PUW Pullman/Moscow, Washington 2220 AS DH4 76 1..45.7 19:10 20:13 1:03 2:10 9:00 12:13

ANC Anchorage, Alaska 109 AS 73H 157 ..345.7 19:15 21:49 3:34 2:15 9:00 14:49

ANC Anchorage, Alaska 109 AS 739 172 .2...6. 19:15 21:49 3:34 2:15 9:00 14:49

ANC Anchorage, Alaska 109 AS 734 144 1...... 19:15 21:49 3:34 2:15 9:00 14:49

PSC Pasco/Kennewick, Washington 2110 AS DH4 76 12345.7 19:15 20:04 0:49 2:15 9:00 12:04

PHX Phoenix, Arizona 642 AS 73G 124 .....6. 19:20 22:10 2:50 2:20 9:00 14:10

PHX Phoenix, Arizona 642 AS 73H 157 12345.7 19:20 22:10 2:50 2:20 9:00 14:10

PDX Portland, Oregon 2627 AS DH4 76 123456. 19:30 20:19 0:49 2:30 9:00 12:19

SJC San Jose, California 330 AS 73H 157 .2.4.6. 19:40 21:42 2:02 2:40 9:00 13:42

SJC San Jose, California 226 AS 73H 157 1.3.5.7 19:40 21:42 2:02 2:40 9:00 13:42

SNA Orange County, California 518 AS 73G 124 1234567 19:42 22:19 2:37 2:42 9:00 14:19

ANC Anchorage, Alaska 115 AS 73H 157 .2...6. 19:45 22:19 3:34 2:45 9:00 15:19

Haneda to Seattle (Eastbound) Connections and Elapsed Times (Summer)
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Days

Departure 

Time

Arrival 

Time

Outbound 

Flight Time

SEA 

Ground 

Time

DL 58 

HND-SEA 

Flight Time

Total 

Travel 

Time

ANC Anchorage, Alaska 115 AS 739 172 1.345.7 19:45 22:19 3:34 2:45 9:00 15:19

BLI Bellingham, Washington 2492 AS DH4 76 1234567 19:50 20:30 0:40 2:50 9:00 12:30

ALW Walla Walla, Washington 2086 AS DH4 76 1234567 19:55 20:49 0:54 2:55 9:00 12:49

FAI Fairbanks, Alaska 129 AS 73H 157 .2..... 19:55 22:38 3:43 2:55 9:00 15:38

FAI Fairbanks, Alaska 129 AS 734 144 1.34567 19:55 22:38 3:43 2:55 9:00 15:38

SMF Sacramento, California 228 AS 73H 157 .2.4.6. 19:55 21:37 1:42 2:55 9:00 13:37

SMF Sacramento, California 372 AS 73H 157 1.3.5.7 19:55 21:37 1:42 2:55 9:00 13:37

GEG Spokane, Washington 694 AS 734 144 1234567 20:00 20:57 0:57 3:00 9:00 12:57

PDX Portland, Oregon 2045 AS DH4 76 1234567 20:00 20:48 0:48 3:00 9:00 12:48

ANC Anchorage, Alaska 107 AS 73H 157 1234567 20:15 22:48 3:33 3:15 9:00 15:48

JNU Juneau, Alaska 79 AS 734 144 .....6. 20:15 21:49 2:34 3:15 9:00 14:49

JNU Juneau, Alaska 79 AS 739 172 .2.4... 20:15 21:49 2:34 3:15 9:00 14:49

JNU Juneau, Alaska 79 AS 73H 157 1.3.5.7 20:15 21:49 2:34 3:15 9:00 14:49

BZN Bozeman, Montana 2462 AS DH4 76 1234567 20:20 23:04 1:44 3:20 9:00 14:04

GTF Great Falls, Montana 2324 AS DH4 76 1234567 20:25 23:05 1:40 3:25 9:00 14:05

LAX Los Angeles, California 450 AS 739 172 ...4... 20:30 23:11 2:41 3:30 9:00 15:11

LAX Los Angeles, California 450 AS 73H 157 123.567 20:30 23:11 2:41 3:30 9:00 15:11

PDX Portland, Oregon 2055 AS DH4 76 12345.7 20:30 21:18 0:48 3:30 9:00 13:18

OAK Oakland, California 354 AS 73H 157 1234567 20:40 22:41 2:01 3:40 9:00 14:41

YEG Edmonton, Canada 2580 AS DH4 76 12345.7 20:40 23:33 1:53 3:40 9:00 14:33

YYC Calgary, Canada 2114 AS DH4 76 12345.7 20:40 23:21 1:41 3:40 9:00 14:21

BIL Billings, Montana 2302 AS DH4 76 1234567 20:45 23:48 2:03 3:45 9:00 14:48

ONT Ontario, California 536 AS 73H 157 .....6. 20:45 23:19 2:34 3:45 9:00 15:19

ONT Ontario, California 536 AS 734 144 12345.7 20:45 23:19 2:34 3:45 9:00 15:19

SAN San Diego, California 484 AS 734 144 ...456. 20:45 23:27 2:42 3:45 9:00 15:27

SAN San Diego, California 484 AS 73G 124 123...7 20:45 23:27 2:42 3:45 9:00 15:27

SFO San Francisco, California 300 AS 73H 157 ...45.. 20:50 22:54 2:04 3:50 9:00 14:54

SFO San Francisco, California 300 AS 73G 124 123..67 20:50 22:54 2:04 3:50 9:00 14:54

ANC Anchorage, Alaska 731 AS 739 172 1234567 20:55 23:30 3:35 3:55 9:00 16:30

GEG Spokane, Washington 2138 AS DH4 76 12345.7 21:00 21:57 0:57 4:00 9:00 13:57

YVR Vancouver, Canada 2264 AS DH4 76 1234567 21:00 21:52 0:52 4:00 9:00 13:52

Haneda to Seattle (Eastbound) Connections and Elapsed Times (Summer)
To City

Flight 

Number Carrier Equip Seats

Operating 

Days

Departure 

Time

Arrival 

Time

Outbound 

Flight Time

SEA 

Ground 

Time

DL 58 

HND-SEA 

Flight Time

Total 

Travel 

Time

LAX Los Angeles, California 462 AS 73G 124 ...4..7 21:15 23:59 2:44 4:15 9:00 15:59

LAX Los Angeles, California 462 AS 73H 157 123.56. 21:15 23:59 2:44 4:15 9:00 15:59

LAS Las Vegas, Nevada 614 AS 739 172 .....6. 21:20 23:44 2:24 4:20 9:00 15:44

LAS Las Vegas, Nevada 614 AS 73H 157 12345.7 21:20 23:44 2:24 4:20 9:00 15:44

YLW Kelowna, Canada 2430 AS DH4 76 1234567 21:20 22:20 1:00 4:20 9:00 14:20

ANC Anchorage, Alaska 103 AS 73H 157 ..3.... 21:30 0:05 3:35 4:30 9:00 17:05

ANC Anchorage, Alaska 103 AS 739 172 12.4567 21:30 0:05 3:35 4:30 9:00 17:05

PDX Portland, Oregon 2135 AS DH4 76 1234567 21:30 22:17 0:47 4:30 9:00 14:17

BOI Boise, Idaho 2268 AS DH4 76 12345.7 21:35 23:59 1:24 4:35 9:00 14:59

FCA Kalispell/Glacier Park, Montana 2288 AS DH4 76 1234567 21:35 23:57 1:22 4:35 9:00 14:57

MSO Missoula, Montana 2340 AS DH4 76 12345.7 21:35 23:56 1:21 4:35 9:00 14:56

FAI Fairbanks, Alaska 127 AS 73G 124 1234567 21:40 0:19 3:39 4:40 9:00 17:19

MCO Orlando, Florida 10 AS 73H 157 ....56. 21:45 6:09 5:24 4:45 9:00 19:09

FLL Fort Lauderdale, Florida 28 AS 73H 157 1234567 22:10 6:55 5:45 5:10 9:00 19:55

PUW Pullman/Moscow, Washington 2214 AS DH4 76 12345.7 22:16 23:17 1:01 5:16 9:00 15:17

ANC Anchorage, Alaska 111 AS 739 172 1234567 22:30 1:04 3:34 5:30 9:00 18:04

BOS Boston, Massachusetts 24 AS 73H 157 1234567 22:35 6:45 5:10 5:35 9:00 19:45

MFR Medford, Oregon 2461 AS DH4 76 1234567 22:40 23:59 1:19 5:40 9:00 15:59

ATL Atlanta, Georgia 2188 DL 753 224 .....6. 22:40 6:16 4:36 5:40 9:00 19:16

ATL Atlanta, Georgia 2188 DL 757 183 .2345.7 22:40 6:16 4:36 5:40 9:00 19:16

RDM Redmond/Bend, Oregon 2297 AS DH4 76 12345.7 22:45 23:45 1:00 5:45 9:00 15:45

ATL Atlanta, Georgia 2188 DL 753 224 1...... 22:45 6:21 4:36 5:45 9:00 19:21

FAI Fairbanks, Alaska 125 AS 73G 124 ...4... 22:55 1:42 3:47 5:55 9:00 18:42

FAI Fairbanks, Alaska 125 AS 734 144 .23.567 22:55 1:42 3:47 5:55 9:00 18:42

FAI Fairbanks, Alaska 125 AS 73H 157 1...... 22:55 1:42 3:47 5:55 9:00 18:42

EUG Eugene, Oregon 2281 AS DH4 76 12345.7 23:00 23:59 0:59 6:00 9:00 15:59

GEG Spokane, Washington 698 AS 734 144 1234567 23:00 23:59 0:59 6:00 9:00 15:59

PDX Portland, Oregon 2175 AS DH4 76 1234567 23:00 23:46 0:46 6:00 9:00 15:46

DTW Detroit, Michigan 1823 DL 753 224 1...... 23:00 6:05 4:05 6:00 9:00 19:05

DTW Detroit, Michigan 2410 DL 73H 160 .2345.7 23:00 6:06 4:06 6:00 9:00 19:06

Haneda to Seattle (Eastbound) Connections and Elapsed Times (Summer)
DOT-OST-2010-0018

Exhibit AA-R-102

Page 1 of 1

Source: OAG August 2012

SEATTLE

ATL ATL MCO

CVG BDL MEM

DTW BNA MIA

JFK BOS MKE

MSP BWI MSN

SLC CLT MSP

DCA MSY

DEN ORD

DFW PDX

EWR PHL

FLL PHX

GRR RDU

IND RSW

JAX SAN

JFK SEA

LAS SFO

LAX SLC

LGA STL

MCI TPA

DELTA OPERATED FLIGHTS AT

DETROIT

DELTA HAS A FAR LARGER PRESENCE AT DETROIT THAN AT SEATTLE,

YET FAILED TO SUSTAIN HANEDA SERVICE AT ITS LARGER DETROIT HUB
DOT-OST-2010-0018

Exhibit AA-R-103

Page 1 of 1

Source: YE July 2012 Unadjusted MIDT Bookings

0

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

600,000

LAX SFO SEA

Annual Bookings

SEATTLE IS THE SMALLEST MAINLAND - TOKYO MARKET PROPOSED
DOT-OST-2010-0018

Exhibit AA-R-104

Page 1 of 1

Source: OAG August 2012

YE July 2012 MIDT Unadjusted Bookings

Annual

Japan Bookings Haneda Service

LAX Los Angeles, CA Tokyo 481,518 Yes

NYC New York, NY Tokyo 348,706 Yes

SFO San Francisco, CA Tokyo 241,105 Yes

ORD Chicago, IL Tokyo 88,251 No

LAS Las Vegas, NV Tokyo 84,812 No

SEA Seattle, WA Tokyo 82,596 No

IAD Washington (Dulles) Tokyo 63,141 No

BOS Boston,MA Tokyo 60,957 No

MCO Orlando, FL Tokyo 49,410 No

PDX Portland, OR Tokyo 36,041 No

Delta erroneously claims that "Seattle is the largest 

U.S.-Tokyo O&D market without Haneda service." (DL appl. p.3)

U.S. Gateways

CHICAGO AND LAS VEGAS ARE BOTH LARGER THAN SEATTLE 

AND LACK NONSTOP SERVICE TO HANEDA
DOT-OST-2010-0018

Exhibit AA-R-105

Page 1 of 1

Source: Applicants’ Exhibits

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

Delta American United Hawaiian

225

249

269

294

Seats

DELTA HAS PROPOSED THE SMALLEST CAPACITY AIRCRAFT
DOT-OST-2010-0018

Exhibit AA-R-106

Page 1 of 1

Source: OAG August 2012

U.S. GATEWAY JAPAN POINT OPERATOR

EWR NRT UA

GUM CTS UA

GUM FUK UA

GUM HIJ UA

GUM KIJ UA

GUM NGO UA

GUM NRT UA

GUM OKA UA

GUM OKJ UA

GUM SDJ UA

GUM KIX UA

HNL NRT UA

IAD NRT UA

IAH NRT UA

LAX NRT UA

ORD NRT UA

SEA NRT UA

SFO NRT UA

SFO KIX UA

IAD NRT NH

JFK NRT NH

LAX HND NH

LAX NRT NH

ORD NRT NH

SEA NRT NH

SFO NRT NH

HNL HND NH

HNL NRT NH

LAX NRT SQ

STAR ALLIANCE OPERATIONS TO JAPAN
DOT-OST-2010-0018

Exhibit AA-R-107

Page 1 of 1

Source: OAG August 2012

U.S. GATEWAY JAPAN POINT OPERATOR

DFW NRT AA

JFK HND AA

LAX NRT AA

ORD NRT AA

BOS NRT JL

GUM NRT JL

HNL HND JL

HNL NGO JL

HNL NRT JL

HNL KIX JL

JFK NRT JL

LAX NRT JL

ORD NRT JL

SFO HND JL

ONEWORLD OPERATIONS TO JAPAN
DOT-OST-2010-0018

Exhibit AA-R-108

Page 1 of 1

Source: OAG August 2012

210

195

118

23

Star

Sky

oneworld

Other

STAR ALLIANCE OPERATES THE MOST WEEKLY U.S. - JAPAN NONSTOP FREQUENCIES
DOT-OST-2010-0018

Exhibit AA-R-109

Page 1 of 1

Source: OAG August 2012

STAR HAS THE LARGEST U.S. - JAPAN WEEKLY SEAT SHARE AMONG THE GLOBAL ALLIANCES

STAR

53,895

(37%)

oneworld

33,429

(23%)

Sky

50,699

(35%)

Other

6,309

(4%)
DOT-OST-2010-0018

Exhibit AA-R-110

Page 1 of 1

Source: YE July 2012 MIDT Unadjusted Bookings

Alliance Total Share

oneworld 912,510 28%

Sky 1,155,992 35%

Star 1,037,316 32%

Other 186,058 6%

TOTAL 3,291,876

 BOOKINGS

AMONG THE GLOBAL ALLIANCES, ONEWORLD HAS 

THE SMALLEST SHARE OF U.S. - TOKYO BOOKINGS
DOT-OST-2010-0018

Exhibit AA-R-111

Page 1 of 1

Source: OAG August 2012

0

1

2

3

DTW LAX JFK SFO HNL

HAWAII ALREADY ENJOYS 3 OF THE 8 U.S. - HANEDA FREQUENCIES

DL

NH

DL AA JL

HA

JL

NH
DOT-OST-2010-0018

Exhibit AA-R-112

Page 1 of 1

Source: OAG August 2012 and Applicant’s Filing

IF HAWAIIAN’S KONA APPLICATION IS GRANTED 

50% OF U.S. CARRIER HANEDA OPPORTUNITIES WOULD BE USED AT A HAWAII GATEWAY

0

1

2

Hawaii LAX JFK
DOT-OST-2010-0018

Exhibit AA-R-113

Page 1 of 1

Source: YE July 2012 MIDT Unadjusted Bookings

BOOKINGS SHARE

Hawaii 1,201,419 36%

US mainland 2,084,212 63%

US 3,291,876

DESTINATIONS IN HAWAII ACCOUNT FOR 36% 

OF U.S. - TOKYO MARKET
DOT-OST-2010-0018

Exhibit AA-R-114

Page 1 of 1

Source: YE July 2012 MIDT Unadjusted Bookings

JAPAN POINT OF ORIGIN: 94%

US POINT OF ORIGIN: 6%

IN THE HAWAII - TOKYO MARKET THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THE 

TRAFFIC IS JAPAN ORIGINATING
DOT-OST-2010-0018

Exhibit AA-R-115

Page 1 of 1

Source: OAG August 2012

HAWAIIAN WOULD OFFER BEHIND GATEWAY ONLINE CONNECTIONS TO ONLY 2 DESTINATIONS
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document by email 

on the following persons:

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com jhill@dlalaw.com

scott.mcclain@delta.com steve.morrissey@united.com

sametta.c.barnett@delta.com mgoldman@sgbdc.com

dan.weiss@united.com rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

rbkeiner@crowell.com dhainbach@ggh-airlaw.com

esahr@eckertseamons.com rpommer@atlasair.com

russell.bailey@alpa.org dmrosenthal@jamhoff.com

jonathan.linde@united.com dpdean@jamhoff.com

bob.kneisley@wnco.com dkirstein@yklaw.com

robert.land@jetblue.com jyoung@yklaw.com

msinick@ssd.com william.stallings@usdoj.gov

cdonley@ssd.com dwight.moore@ustranscom.mil

gbleopard@fedex.com john.allen@faa.gov

cefelts@fedex.com urskr@state.gov

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com gmurphy@crowell.com

nssparks@fedex.com cjsimpson@zsrlaw.com

lhalloway@crowell.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com

efaberman@wileyrein.com howard.kass@usairways.com

mroller@rollerbauer.com anita.mosner@hklaw.com

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com

________________________________

Francis C. Heil

September 6, 2012