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In American’s case, such immunitty would allow the airline topursuee joint-business relationships with and Spain-based Iberia. “Antitrust immunitt is by definition anti-competitive, as Attorney General Holdefr and U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl clearly said APA President CaptainLloydd Hill. “If more airlines receive antitrust immunity, the resultf will be fewer choices and highert ticket pricesfor travelers.” Sincer announcing the possibility of a business agreemenf with British Airways and Iberia last Fort Worth-based (NYSE: AMR) has contended it is asking for permissionsd that other competitors already have in terms of alliances that compets in the global economy.
Hill said the APA "continuess to have serious concerns about the impacfton hard-working Americans when global airline alliances receive antitrust immunity. When companiews cooperate and consolidate, some jobs inevitably become redundant.”