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Og da har CO fått tentativ tillatelse fra Amerikanske myndigheter om å bli med i Star Alliance ved å gi dem antitrust immunitet

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WASHINGTON, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today tentatively approved the application for Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) to join the existing antitrust immunized alliance between United Airlines and eight other Star Alliance member carriers, and for Continental to enter into an integrated worldwide alliance.

In addition to Continental and United, the eight Star Alliance members receiving tentative DOT approval for antitrust immunity are Air Canada, Austrian, bmi, Lufthansa, LOT Polish Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), SWISS and TAP Air Portugal.