{"id":118657,"date":"2021-11-20T13:59:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T13:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=118657"},"modified":"2021-11-20T14:04:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T14:04:19","slug":"trial-date-lawsuit-against-american-jetblue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/11\/trial-date-lawsuit-against-american-jetblue.html","title":{"rendered":"Trial date set in antitrust lawsuit against American and JetBlue."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The judge hearing the U.S. Justice Department\u2019s antitrust case against <a href=\"https:\/en?s=american\">American Airlines<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/en?s=jetblue\">JetBlue Airways<\/a> has set a trial date for the second half of next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/10\/american-airlines-redesigns-aadvantage.html\">American Airlines redesigns its AAdvantage loyalty program.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston scheduled the case to begin Sept. 26, 2022, according to court documents filed on Friday. 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