DAL and VA apply for antitrust immunity
 

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways have applied for antitrust immunity from the U.S. Department of Transportation for a proposed joint venture on flights between North America and the United Kingdom.

Atlanta-based Delta and British carrier Virgin Atlantic want the ability to coordinate schedules, pricing, sales and other aspects of flights in the North America-U.K. markets with each other and with Delta’s other trans-Atlantic joint venture partners Air France, KLM and Alitalia.

A Delta-Virgin Atlantic joint venture would go up against the American Airlines-British Airways joint venture. Delta said American Airlines with British Airways dominate the market between the U.S. and the U.K., including the New York-London market, which Delta calls “the most important business market in the world.”

Delta announced in December a deal to buy a 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic and strike a joint venture with the carrier.

disregard.. wrong forum

Who didn't see this coming? DAL is trying to get in anyway they can and the rest of us are still trying to find the pot to pizz in.

so...will we see a new slogan on BA tails..."VA, DA no way"?