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July 2, 2015

U.S. Probes Airlines for Potential Collusion over Fares 
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The Obama administration has launched an antitrust investigation into
airlines in the United States. The Justice Department is looking into
whether the airlines colluded to limit seating and thereby increase
fares. Following a series of mergers which were approved by the Justice
Department, about 80 percent of air traffic in the United States is now
controlled by just four airlines.

 

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