DOT FINALIZES DENIAL OF ANTITRUST IMMUNITY IN HAWAIIAN AIRLINES-JAPAN AIRLINES COMMERCIAL ARRANGEMENT
April 23, 2020
On March 13, 2020, the DOT issued a final order in the Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. (Hawaiian) and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (JAL) antitrust immunity proceeding, Docket DOT-OST-2018-0084. The DOT’s Final Order approves the commercial agreements to the extent that they comply with U.S. antitrust law but denies a grant of antitrust immunity at this time. DOT did note that the approval of the agreements means that Hawaiian and JAL can continue to coordinate and further explore how best to structure an arms-length partnership or, alternatively, revise other documents to reflect important changes they propose to implement to their commercial agreements.
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