U.S., several states file antitrust lawsuit against American Airlines, JetBlue

Sept 21 (Reuters) – America and several other U.S. states on Tuesday filed an antitrust lawsuit towards American Airways Group Inc and JetBlue Airways Corp , in keeping with information in Boston federal courtroom.

The lawsuit got here after American’s chief government, Doug Parker, stated he anticipated the U.S. authorities to problem the carriers’ partnership on antitrust grounds.

Different plaintiffs within the lawsuit embrace Arizona, California, the District of Columbia, Florida, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia, the courtroom information present.

Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Enhancing by Leslie Adler

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