JAL plots next move after US scuppers Hawaiian Airlines tie-up

Antitrust decision poses major setback for lucrative Japan-Hawaii flights

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Japan Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines need antitrust immunity to deepen their partnership. (Photo by Karina Noka)

MASASHI ISAWA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan Airlines has been forced to reevaluate its joint venture with Hawaiian Airlines after the U.S. Department of Transportation declined to grant them antitrust immunity.

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