American Airlines filed a lawsuit against JetBlue to recoup money they lost in the airlines’s failed partnership.
The Biden administration’s Department of Justice challenged the two airlines’ Northeastern alliance. Despite American Airlines fighting the DOJ in court, a federal judge ruled that the partnership would violate the Sherman Act.
Vice Chair and Chief Strategy Officer of American Steve Johnson wrote a letter to employees explaining the company’s legal actions. Johnson assured that American would focus on the New York and Boston markets. The company added 20 more routes to New York’s two major airports, John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia, last year.
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The lawsuit is meant “to recover money owed to American following the unwinding of the Northeast Alliance” according to Johnson. The partnership was announced in
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