American Airlines says the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the practices of global distribution systems as they relate to antitrust issues.
The airline says it received a Civil Investigative Demand from the DOJ’s antitrust division. The CID states that DOJ “is investigating whether conduct by the global distribution systems (GDSs) violated the U.S. antitrust laws.”
American Airlines intends to fully cooperate with the investigation, says Ryan Mikolasik, a spokesman for the airline, and welcomes the investigation.
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