U.S. probing possible airline collusion to keep airfares high
Jul 1, 2015, 12:39 pm
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U.S. probing possible airline collusion to keep airfares high
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According to news reports, DOJ is looking specifically at whether there has been collusion to limit growth and thus keep fares high.
United Airlines Confirms DOJ Opens Investigation.
United Airlines Confirms DOJ Opens Investigation.
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According to news reports, DOJ is looking specifically at whether there has been collusion to limit growth and thus keep fares high.
United Airlines Confirms DOJ Opens Investigation.
United Airlines Confirms DOJ Opens Investigation.
With the exception of a few cities, each airline has a dominant position in different regions of the country. How could anyone expect them to not take advantage of that in a free market?
All of us on FT predicted years ago that the result of these mergers would be higher prices.
Jul 1, 2015, 1:18 pm
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Just saw on CNN - They explained that Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), sent a letter to the DOJ in June outlining his concerns that the recent mergers could lead to coordination between the major carriers.
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And the surprise is??? Most of us have said this for the past few years. It is not so much coordination between the carriers as it is a lack of competition on major routes. United has 5-6 daily non-stops to Las Vegas from EWR, home of my granddaughter, no one else flies there non-stop from EWR so.....UA can pretty much do what they want with the fares. My other options are go to JFK and pay twice as much for car service, go to PHL and still pay a lot more for car service and fly on US Scare.....
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As the subject of this thread involves multiple airlines, I'll move this over to the Travel News forum
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Justice Dept. investigating U.S. airlines over possible collusion
Well it's about time...
The Justice Department said Wednesday that it had begun an inquiry into possible collusion among major airlines...
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/02/bu...T.nav=top-news
Wish the Justice Dept. hadn't dropped its opposition to the US-AA merger to begin with.
The Justice Department said Wednesday that it had begun an inquiry into possible collusion among major airlines...
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/02/bu...T.nav=top-news
Wish the Justice Dept. hadn't dropped its opposition to the US-AA merger to begin with.
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