RELATED: US to require incoming foreign travelers to be vaccinated against COVID-19The airlines have vowed to fight the lawsuit.American and JetBlue announced their deal last year and have already started to coordinate their flights in the Northeast.
They argue that it is a pro-consumer arrangement that has already helped them add several dozen new routes and challenge Delta Air Lines and United Airlines in the region.The lawsuit comes two months after President Joe Biden issued an executive order calling on government agencies to help consumers by increasing competition in the airline industry and other parts of the economy.The agreement was approved with certain conditions by the Transportation Department in the final days of the Trump.