Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines planes takeoff at the same time from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, United States on June 21, 2023.
President Joe Biden's Justice Department has successfully had two airline link-ups halted in court in recent months.
That doesn't necessarily spell doom for Alaska Air's plan to buy Hawaiian Airlines .
The decision immediately sparked questions of whether an Alaska-Hawaiian combination would suffer a similar fate in an antitrust lawsuit.
The Justice Department didn't immediately respond to a request for comment about whether it plans to challenge Alaska and Hawaiian's proposed deal.
Persons:
Joe Biden's, William Young, Michael Linenberg, Department didn't, Hawaiian's, Herbert Hovenkamp
Organizations:
Hawaiian Airlines, San Francisco International Airport, Department, Hawaiian Airlines . U.S, Justice Department, JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, Deutsche Bank, JetBlue, University of Pennsylvania's Carey Law School, Spirit
Locations:
Alaska, San Francisco , California, United States, Hawaiian Airlines ., Hawaii