Justice Department opposes antitrust immunity for Continental to join United Airlines team The department says the airlines should get more limited immunity. It argues that broader immunity could hurt competition on other routes including between the U.S. and China and even raise fares within the United States. The impact of the Justice Department stance, disclosed in a regulatory filing late Friday, was unclear. The final decision on Continental's request for immunity to join United's alliance of other airlines rests with the Transportation Department. The Transportation Department gave preliminary approval to the request several weeks ago, but soon after that the Justice Department signaled that it wanted a chance to study the proposal. Continental spokesman Dave Messing said the airline is still confident that the...
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