Proposed Alaska Air-Virgin America Merger Hits Minor Snag in San Francisco Federal Court
Skift Take
The important stuff is happening in Washington, D.C. where the Department of Justice is considering whether it will seek to block the Alaska Airlines/Virgin America merger. This is more of a minor hiccup, but it's undoubtedly annoying for the two airlines.
Alaska Air Group Inc. can’t complete its merger with Virgin America Inc. unless it gives at least seven days advance notice to the San Francisco federal court judge presiding over a consumer antitrust case contending the tie-up is anticompetitive.
U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued an order Thursday warning
