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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MOTION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR 28-DAY 

START-UP EXTENSION (NEW YORK JFK – TOKYO HANEDA) 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

VIRASB VAHIDI WILLIAM K. RIS, JR. 

Senior Vice President - Senior Vice President - 

Marketing 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 (202) 496-5650 

 

KENJI C. HASHIMOTO CARL B. NELSON 

Vice President – Strategic Associate General Counsel 

Alliances American Airlines, Inc. 

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

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 Washington, D.C. 20036 

DFW Airport, Texas 75261 (202) 496-5647 

 carl.nelson@aa.com 

ROBERT A. WIRICK 

Director, Regulatory Affairs 

American Airlines, Inc. 

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 

DFW Airport, Texas 75261 

(817) 963-0394 

robert.wirick@aa.com 

December 20, 2010 
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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MOTION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR 28-DAY 

START-UP EXTENSION (NEW YORK JFK – TOKYO HANEDA) 

 American Airlines, Inc. hereby requests a 28-day startup extension, from January 31, 2011 until March 1, 2011, 

to inaugurate daily nonstop service between New York JFK and 

Tokyo International Airport at Haneda. 

 The route was awarded to American by Order 2010-7-2, 

July 6, 2010, with a start-up deadline “within 90 days of 

October 31, 2010,” or January 31, 2011. The modest extension 

we are seeking will allow American to more efficiently plan, 

market, and implement the new service just a month after the 

current January 31 requirement. 

 The January 31 date would call for start-up in the 

depths of the off-peak season, and unless extended would result 

in an otherwise avoidable revenue penalty. February is the 

lowest demand month for Mainland U.S.-Tokyo travel. As shown 

by MIDT data, the market had 158,387 bookings in February 2010, 

some 25 percent fewer than the 208,387 bookings in March 2010. 
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 By starting service on March 1 rather than January 31, 

American will benefit from this important seasonal upswing in 

Tokyo traffic. We believe that it is consistent with the 

public interest to introduce new service and capacity when 

there is stronger public demand. 

 Order 2010-7-2 also awarded U.S.-Haneda authority to 

Delta Air Lines, subject to the same January 31 start-up 

deadline. On September 7, 2010, Delta requested a 30-day 

extension which the Department granted in this docket on 

September 27, 2010. American is asking for equivalent relief. 

 We are seeking expedited action on the requested extension. We will poll the carrier parties named on the attached 

service list and will advise the Department if there are no 

objections. 

 For the foregoing reasons, the Department should grant 

American a 28-day extension, until March 1, 2011, for starting 

our New York JFK – Tokyo Haneda nonstop flights. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

 

 ___________________________ 

 CARL B. NELSON 

 Associate General Counsel 

 American Airlines, Inc. 

December 20, 2010 
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 

 jeffrey.manley@united.com 

 annalei.avancena@united.com 

 howard.kass@usairways.com 

 

 eskraft@jamhoff.com 

 dpdean@jamhoff.com 

 urskr@state.gov 

 

 _______________________________ 

 CARL B. NELSON 

December 20, 2010