[1/2] American airlines jets sit at gates at Washington's Reagan National airport in Washington, U.S. April 29, 2020.
REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueWASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin on Monday delayed the effective date of a permanent injunction after ruling American Airlines (AAL.O) and JetBlue Airways (JBLU.O) must end their Northeast Alliance (NEA) they used to coordinate flights and pool revenue.
On Friday, the airlines asked Sorokin to allow them to continue mutual frequent flyer recognition and codeshare arrangements.
The Justice Department said Sorokin should reject the airlines' "invitation to craft a new 'NEA Lite' on the fly."
Separately, the Justice Department filed suit in March aimed at stopping JetBlue from buying discount rival Spirit Airlines (SAVE.N).
Persons:
Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON, Leo Sorokin, Sorokin, David Shepardson, Nick Zieminski
Organizations:
Reagan, REUTERS, District, American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Northeast Alliance, NEA, JetBlue, Justice Department, American, JetBlue Boston, U.S, Department, Spirit Airlines, Thomson
Locations:
Washington , U.S, New York, Boston, Washington, York, JFK, LaGuardia, Newark