Delta, Virgin Atlantic Get Tentative Approval to Align Fares
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Delta Air Lines Inc. and Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd., the carrier majority owned by U.K. billionaire Richard Branson, won tentative U.S. approval of antitrust immunity to let them coordinate fares and schedules.
Final authorization would allow the airlines to combine their networks and complete a commercial relationship driven by Delta’s recent purchase of a 49 percent stake in Virgin, the U.S. Department of Transportation said today in a filing. Anthony Black, a spokesman for Delta, confirmed the filing.