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US judge rules against American Airlines, JetBlue partnership

American Airlines, the largest US airline by fleet size, had proposed a partnership in the northeast US with rival JetBlue [File: Mike Blake/Reuters]

A federal judge in the United States has ruled that two major airlines must end their regional partnership in the country’s northeast within 30 days, citing the risk of higher fares and reduced competition.

Friday’s decision, concerning American Airlines and JetBlue Airways, hands a victory to the US Justice Department, which sued in 2021 to block the “unprecedented domestic alliance” between the two carriers.

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