U.S. urged to retaliate against Japan<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON (Reuter): Northwest Airlines has asked the U.S.
\nDepartment of Transportation to retaliate against Japan for
\nrefusing to honor Northwest's treaty rights to begin new service
\nto Indonesia.<\/p>\n
The complaint, which urges Washington to cancel immediately
\nJapan Air Lines' twice-a-week service to Sao Paolo, Brazil, via
\nLos Angeles, follows the breakdown of aviation talks between the
\nU.S. and Japan on Friday. No new talks were scheduled.<\/p>\n
Northwest said Japan had failed to honor its bilateral
\ncommitments by failing to authorize the service.<\/p>\n
\"If Japan does not allow Northwest to commence operations next
\nweek, Northwest will be forced to cancel the service for the
\nremainder of the summer season. The need for action by the DOT,
\ntherefore, is urgent and immediate,\" the complaint said
\nWednesday.<\/p>\n
July 1 was the deadline under provisions in the existing 1952
\nair agreement for Japan to agree to the Northwest request to
\nextend service, as well as a request by Federal Express Co. to
\nextend its cargo rights to new Asian cities.<\/p>\n
In the failed talks, U.S. officials reiterated their desire to
\nnegotiate a more expansive air pact between the two countries as
\nsoon as Japan authorized U.S. services allowed under the 1952
\npact.<\/p>\n
By July 8, Japan was to agree to a United Airlines UAL request
\nfor expanded service between Los Angeles and Tokyo.<\/p>\n
Transportation Secretary Federico Pena on Friday said
\nWashington would now consider its options after the talks broke
\ndown. No comment was immediately available from the
\nTransportation Department on the Northwest complaint.<\/p>\n
Northwest also urged Pena to reject an application by Japan
\nAir Lines to operate a Hiroshima-Honolulu service once a week on
\nany basis, scheduled or chartered.<\/p>\n
Northwest had scheduled service from Seattle to Osaka to
\nJakarta three times a week, beginning July 1, and a DC-10-30
\naircraft and flight crews had already been dedicated to the
\nroute.<\/p>\n
Northwest said it had been forced to cancel the service
\ntemporarily despite having sold a substantial number of tickets
\nfor the initial flights.<\/p>\n
The Jakarta route is an extension of Northwest's current
\nSeattle-Osaka service and would have been the only service from
\nthe mainland United States to Indonesia by a U.S. carrier.<\/p>",
"url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/us-urged-to-retaliate-against-japan-1447893297",
"image": ""
},
"sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
"sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}