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Article: United/British Midland proposal along with British Airways/American Airlines deal dooms competition to the U.K.
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- M2 Presswire
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- September 6, 2001
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M2 PRESSWIRE-6 September 2001-NORTHWEST AIRLINES: United/British Midland proposal along with British Airways/American Airlines deal dooms competition to the U.K. (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:05092001
WASHINGTON -- Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines (Nasdaq: NWAC) said today that the proposed antitrust immunity combination of United Airlines with British Midland Airways, along with the pending British Airways and American Airlines combination, would permanently destroy competition at London's Heathrow airport and must be rejected by U.S., U.K., and European Union regulators.
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