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Alaska, in a arrangement with the Division, negotiated to terminate its code share with Americans on airways where Alaska, Americans and Virgin Americans offer competitive non-stop services. Code sharing arrangements allow airlines to commercialise and resell ticketing for certain services on each other's network. In Alaska, the code-share on 40 of 270 US departures will be lost under the deal, and on 20 of 80 Alaska departures America will loose the code-share.

Mr Thomas said that it will take into account all current reservations and expected the affected codeshare flight to be withdrawn from airlines' flight schedules in early 2017. The Alaska Air said that the code- sharing concession represents a $60 million annual lost in revenues. However, the carrier thinks it will recoup 70 per cent of this through its own passenger fleet.

According to the airline, the cancelled planes affect 45 stores. Alaska' s $2.6 billion transaction to acquire Virgin America was heralded in April. The two airlines operate a handfull of services to the Metroplex. From Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Alaska offers day trips to Portland, Ore. and Seattle, and Virgin America offers five trips from Dallas Love Field to Virgin America.

Virgin America proposed other airlines to get two Dallas Love Field gateways from American, and it is not clear whether Alaska intends to keep these gateways. At the time the deal was announced, Andrew Harrison, Alaska's commercial chief chief, said that Alaska would value all Virgin America asset values across the board, plus the Love Fieldates.

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On Tuesday, the Justice Department cleared Alaska Airlines' proposal to acquire Virgin America, paving the way for a $4 billion operation that would establish the country's fifth-largest carrier. In particular, Alaska was not obliged to sell airports in the context of the fusion gate or other asset. Alaska Airlines' only licence contained in the Memorandum of Understanding is an Alaska Airlines Memorandum of Understanding which limits the code-share with American Airlines to 45 geographic areas.

These include North Texas, where Alaska and the Americans fly from DFW International to Seattle and Portland, Ore, both every day. Dallas Love Field was not discussed about the prospects of Virgin America's two Dallas Love Field gateways, although Alaska must obtain government permission before it sells, rents or trades port cover slot at the Aiport.

This limitation also extends to Virgin America's slot holdings at LaGuardia Airport in New York and Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C. as part of American's necessary sale as part of the US Airways acquisition in 2013. An Alaska Airlines agreement to buy Virgin America for $57 per US dollar per stock in April at a transaction worth approximately $4 billion, which includes debts and airplane leasing.

This transaction would be the first airlines to merge since the 2013 mega-deal between American and US Airways and continues a decade-long process of sector-solidification. Combining the Alaska and Virgin America asset base will result in a significant West Coast operator and at the same time give the new operator more power in the profitable trans-continental markets.

It would be the second biggest San Francisco International Airport operator and would have an approximately 11 per cent seat at Los Angeles International Airport to join Alaska's legacy fortresses in Seattle, Portland and Anchorage. American and Alaska have been partners for more than 15 years. The present regime allows airlines to place their code on each other's flight so that they can commercialise and sells their own brands of ticket even if they do not use it.

In particular, the Ministry of Justice's code -share limitations apply to both American and Alaska services, as well as to services beginning or ending at one of their respective hub airports. Americans said it currently puts its code on about 80 Alaska trips, but must drop this code of about 20 trips under the request.

All of Alaska places its code on about 270 US planes and will abandon about 40 of these code shares as part of the city. A memorandum of understanding allowing U.S. members of the AAdvantage to spend their airtime on Alaska will remain the same. On Tuesday, in a regulator submission, Alaska estimates that it would loose about $60 million in code-share revenues from the amendment, but thinks it can recover up to $45 million by bringing in new people.

According to the firm, it intends to complete the Virgin America purchase "in the very near future". "The Commission must continue to address a complaint in California by clients alleging that the planned transaction would adversely affect airlines' competitive positions.