(Adds more details, no immediate Aer Lingus comment)
By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation
Department said Monday it had tentatively approved the proposed
addition of Aer Lingus to the Oneworld alliance.
Airlines that make up the alliance requested antitrust
immunity to add Aer Lingus to the existing joint venture among
American Airlines, British Airways, OpenSkies SAS,
Iberia, and Finnair.
The move will integrate Aer Lingus into the joint venture’s
network planning, pricing and sales activities. Aer Lingus did
not immediately comment.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)