Virgin Atlantic puts more pressure to reject BA/AA deal

Submitting new comments relating to the Department of Justice’s (DoJ) rejection of the BA/AA oneworld anti trust immunity (ATI) petition, Virgin Atlantic echoed the DoJ in its submission to the Department of Transportation (DoT), saying it, too, has “grave concerns” over the ATI. Virgin Atlantic Airways noting DOJ’s objections were not the first time a competition authority has set out concerns regarding the proposals and cited similar concern from the European Commission that ATI "may be in breach of European rules on restrictive business practices."