Originally Posted by
LIOG41
Which I don't think would be a negative turn of events big picture. A big IF the talks break down (I don't see happening), that probably means the airlines won't give in to the DOJ's unrealistic concessions and are VERY confident they will win in court. The airlines won't be giving up so much that they lose their competitive advantage and synergies of the merger.
Or if they do break down they might think it's better to lose the court case and scuttle the merger than give in too many concessions and make it not worth it. DP isn't the final authority on all this, the ucc will decided how much is too much even if DP begs them to reconsider.
Originally Posted by
Wiskey Driver
This is exactly what the DOJ had hoped for, delay delay delay until the expiration of the merger completion clock. Now with all the political pressure and the expedited trial date the government has to go to court with "ticket prices" as the basis of their case. That would be a loser and a waste of the tax payers money.
WD at AWA
Actually their case is based on section 7 of the clayton act. All they need to prove is that this merger is anti-competitive. They have the 1000 1 stop connects via the hhi and dougs e-mails. I think if it goes to trial it's a 50/50 shot at best. Its not a slam dunk case for the doj but it's not pathetic and weak like everyone makes it out to be either.