U.S. Authorities Okay Delta/WestJet Partnership, But With Conditions

U.S. Authorities Okay Delta/WestJet Partnership, But With Conditions

October 24, 2020 ctn_admin

ThePointsGuy – U.S. officials have signed off on a long-planned partnership between Delta Air Lines and WestJet on flights between the U.S. and Canada.

Two years after the airlines applied for government approval, the Department of Transportation OK’d the pact with minimal conditions on Friday. Delta and WestJet must divest eight slot pairs — one slot pair is needed for a takeoff and landing — at New York LaGuardia (LGA) and exclude the latter’s budget arm Swoop from the joint venture to move forward.