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Oct 23, 2020, 5:47 pm

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Originally Posted by cirrusdragoon

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-d...source=twitter

Excellent development! The U.S. Transportation Department said on Friday it had tentatively approved a proposed alliance agreement between Delta Air Lines DAL.Nand Canada's WestJet that is expected to expand travel options between the United States and Canada.

The department said it would require the carriers remove Swoop, an ultra low-cost carrier affiliate of WestJet, from the alliance, and divest 16 takeoff and landing slots at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

Also interesting in the decision that requires WestJet to provide interline capacity to any US airline at rates no worse than IATA prorate rates. That looks to have been an ask from Alaska. This probably puts WestJet as the go-to connecting airline for all US carriers other than United.

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