U.S. Airlines Seek Ban on Gulf Carrier Trips From Outside Region
Why U.S. Airlines Are Sparring With Gulf Carriers
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The biggest U.S. airlines, sparring with three Persian Gulf carriers over flights into the country, have asked the Obama administration to consider new limits on that service, Delta Air Lines Inc.’s chief executive officer said.
Regulators could bar the Gulf trio from trips that don’t stop or start in the United Arab Emirates or Qatar, CEO Richard Anderson said Wednesday in an interview. He said the government also could keep Emirates, Qatar Airways Ltd. and Etihad Airways PJSC from expanding further into the U.S.