Attorney General Lori Swanson expresses concerns over Northwest-Delta merger
Attorney General Lori Swanson issued a statement today (Oct. 29) on the news that the U.S. Department of Justice would not attempt to block the Northwest-Delta airline merger.
“Vigorous competition is an important ingredient to our capitalistic system, and I am concerned that this merger will set off a new round of other mergers, with the industry becoming dominated by just a few national airlines, leaving fewer choices and higher prices for consumers,” Swanson opined.
“I will encourage the next president and Congress to make Teddy Roosevelt proud by restoring teeth to our federal antitrust laws,” said Swanson, opining that over the last several decades the antitrust laws have been significantly weakened by the courts.
