The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has given its consent to Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma International) and Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) to merge, although it did require some guarantees, namely that Alaska Airlines, Inc., its subsidiary Horizon Air (QX, Seattle Tacoma International), and Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. all continue to be maintained and operated as separate entities.

The two companies expect to close their USD1.9 billion transaction in the coming days. Ben Minicucci, chief executive of…

Source: ch aviation
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