The period of time for the U.S. Division of Justice (DOJ) to finish its regulatory investigation of the proposed aggregate of Alaska Airways and Hawaiian Airways underneath the HSR Act has expired. This can be a vital milestone within the procedure to sign up for our airways. Throughout the DOJ’s evaluate, Alaska labored carefully with the Hawai‘i Legal professional Basic to fortify and increase upon our commitments for the way forward for Hawaiian Airways and to Hawai‘i shoppers. Those come with plans to handle the Hawaiian Airways emblem and native jobs and proceed offering robust carrier between, to, and from the Islands.
The proposed aggregate stays topic to different standard remaining prerequisites, together with approval from the U.S. Division of Transportation (DOT) of an period in-between exemption software. Following that step, we will be able to whole paintings to near the transaction, and continue with integrating the 2 firms, welcoming Hawaiian Airways visitors and workers into Alaska Air Workforce, and increasing advantages and selection for shoppers all through Hawai‘i, the Asia-Pacific area, continental United States and globally.
Remark from Hawaiʻi Governor Josh Inexperienced, M.D.
