<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">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. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

US domestic flying is completely different than domestic flying within the individual european nations. For the most part, US domestic operations that the European flagged carriers would be considering would be transcontinental.

Food for thought:
LAX-JFK 2475 miles
LIS-SVO 2424 miles
JFK-ORD 740 miles
MAD-CDG 660 miles


The EU aircraft flying across the atlantic are far better suited for US transcon flights than US aircraft would be for internal EU flights.