The US Department of Transportation has, as expected, rejected an anti-trust immunity request from British Airways and American Airlines which was linked to their planned alliance. Its decision was coloured by BA's reluctance to surrender slots at London Heathrow as a basis for a new US/UK open skies pact.
"We understand that the UK has not made sufficient progress internally in resolving the issue of London airport access to permit the continuation of productive negotiations," it says.
Source: Flight International
