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BUSINESS BRIEFING / AIRLINES

TIMES WIRE REPORTS

The Transportation Department plans to let Continental Airlines join an alliance of other carriers, including United Airlines, who enjoy antitrust immunity in working together on pricing and schedules for some flights.

Continental announced last year that it planned to join the Star Alliance and leave the SkyTeam group that includes Delta and Northwest. The shift could give Continental a larger share of its new team’s transatlantic traffic while also allowing it to benefit from United’s strong routes to Asia.

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