But it still proves the point that this guy is stupid thinking that EU airlines should be able to fly domestically in the US. We don't get anything approaching that from any of the EU countries. And yes, we are one country while the EU is many, but some similarities exist. In a way the states are semi-autonomous (yes, not nearly as much as the EU nations are). But the US is tied together by common currency, which unites much of the economy, while still having regional variances in products and productivity, just like the EU nations are tied economically by the Euro. Within the US, you can cross state borders by car without problem, which is quite similar to travelling within the EU.

All that aside, if EU airlines should be allowed to fly within the US, US airlines should then be allowed to fly within EU nations, say from points within France to other points within France, or points within Italy to other points within Italy, and so on, and so forth. That is, as you say, comparing apples to apples.