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US OKs Addition Of Aer Lingus To The Oneworld Alliance

By  |  November 16, 2020

The US Transportation Department on Monday, November 16, stated it had tentatively approved the proposed addition of Aer Lingus to the Oneworld alliance, reported Reuters.

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    The carriers requested antitrust immunity to include Aer Lingus in the existing joint venture that includes American Airlines, British Airways, OpenSkies, Iberia, and Finnair.

    As a condition of approval, the department proposed carriers continue to comply with slot remedies at London airports that were imposed when the alliance was first approved in 2010.

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