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Competition Bureau: letting Air Canada and United coordinate on 10 more Canada–U.S. routes would cost travellers millions a year
In a report to the Transport Minister, released 28 October, the Competition Bureau says the airlines’ proposed expanded joint venture would let them coordinate fares on 10 routes where a 2012 consent agreement now bars it. The two airlines carry all non-stop traffic on five of those routes. The Bureau predicts materially higher prices on eight of the 10. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon makes the final call, and public comments close 15 November.
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