Supply and demand. Nonstop service (supply) was discontinued because there wasn't enough demand for it. David R > Can anyone tell me why the hell there is no non-stop LAX-Italy service? > Alitalia discontinued their MD-11 LAX-MXP service last year, and since, we > have had no other service. Considering that LA is considered the second > largest US market (it is really the largest, when you consider the cachement > area) and the number one O&D airport in the world, you would think that it > would have such a service. > > On a side note, it was an Alitalia MD-11 from MXP that was the first into LAX > from Canada after the ground stop in 9-2001 > > Alireza