Alaska Air and Hawaiian to extend DOJ merger review period

Alaska Air Group and Hawaiian Holdings have agreed with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to extend the review period of Alaska’s $1.8bn acquisition of Hawaiian. The original deadline for the review was August 5, 2024. It has not been extended by 10 days to August 15, 2024. Both companies agreed not to “consummate the merger” before the review period is complete. In May, the two companies had certified substantial compliance with the DOJ’s second request for more information that it made in February. The airlines had entered into a timing agreement with the DOJ after the second request. Subsequently,