Originally Posted by
gzsg
DOT is a joke and powerless. You mean the DOJ.
No judge can stop this merger. There is no overlap. The AA partnership may have to go.
No, I am in fact talking about the DOT. They appear to be coordinating efforts with the DOJ, and I’ve never seen that before is what I’m saying.
According to Reuters and court documents, the two airlines then filed an exemption application asking the DOT to permit them to operate under common ownership prior to a requested transfer application that seeks approval to combine and operate international routes under one certificate.
The DOT response was swift and decisive. Nope.
Officials cited the "DOJ's conclusion that the proposed merger would have anti-competitive effects, and the pendency of the federal lawsuit challenging the legality of the transaction."
https://www.travelpulse.com/News/Air...mption-Request