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July 2, 2015

Do airlines collude to keep fares high?

  • The Justice Department has launched a civil antitrust probe into whether airlines illegally signaled to each other about new flights, routes and extra seats.
  • By DAVID KOENIG, SCOTT MAYEROWITZ and ERIC TUCKER
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — The U.S. government is investigating possible collusion among major airlines to limit available seats, which keeps airfares high, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.

    The civil antitrust investigation by the Justice Department appears to focus on whether airlines illegally signaled to each other how quickly they would add new flights, routes and extra seats.


     
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