I-Alaska Airlines, inkampani engaphansi kwe-Alaska Air Group, imemezele ngoLwesihlanu ukuthi isivuselele isicelo sayo sokuthi uMnyango Wezokuthutha wase-US (DOT) uvulele umphakathi ukubuyekezwa kwawo okuqhubekayo kwesimo seVirgin America samanje nesilindelekile sokuba yisakhamuzi.
Lokhu kufakwa kwesicelo kulandela izicelo ezimbili zenkampani yezindiza ekuqaleni konyaka, becela uphenyo esidlangalaleni ngokuthi iVirgin America iyahambisana yini nobunikazi bangaphandle base-US kanye nemikhawulo yokulawula ezindizeni zasekhaya.
Ngokusho kwe-Alaska Airlines, umthetho wenhlangano udinga ukuthi izinkampani zezindiza ezizinze e-US zibe 'izakhamuzi' zase-US. Ukuze ufaneleke, izintshisekelo zokuvota ezisele zenkampani yezindiza kufanele kube okungenani okungama-75% okuphethwe izakhamizi zase-US futhi inkampani yezindiza kumele ilawulwe ngempumelelo izakhamizi zase-US.
