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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 10:35 am
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Originally Posted by SAT Lawyer
The DOT applied carve-outs to the following routes such that antitrust immunity will not apply unless further competitors enter the specific markets:
1. Transatlantic
Chicago-Frankfurt*
New York-Copenhagen
New York-Geneva
New York-Lisbon
New York-Stockholm
Washington-Frankfurt*
* Immunity allowed following Joint Venture implementation regardless of whether new competitors enter market or not.
2. Canada
Chicago-Toronto
Cleveland-Toronto
Houston-Calgary
Houston-Toronto
New York-Ottawa
San Francisco-Toronto
3. Transpacific
Any U.S. airport-Beijing
I guess for the Canadian routes they're preparing for the possibility that one of the LCCs will try to fly them.

Good news though!
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