Five oneworld carriers apply for transatlantic antitrust immunity

Oneworld partners American Airlines, Iberia, Finnair, Malev Hungarian Airlines and Royal Jordanian filed a request for antitrust immunity with the US Dept. of Transportation effective March 30, 2008, the day the US-EU open skies agreement becomes active. The five carriers said they wish to cooperate on codesharing, loyalty programs, route and schedule planning, advertising and marketing, pricing and yield management, revenue allocation, ground handling, cargo, IT and distribution and other ...