American, JetBlue Spar With Justice Department as Antitrust Trial Winds Down
Attorneys for the airlines defended their arrangement, arguing that working together has allowed them to more vigorously challenge rivals in New York and Boston, enhancing competition in markets where American and JetBlue would have otherwise struggled to grow. American, the world’s largest airline, and JetBlue agreed to their Northeast Alliance in 2020, working together at three New York-area airports and in Boston. They sell seats on one another’s’ flights along certain routes, coordinate schedules and share revenue…