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Travelers' challenge of Alaska-Hawaiian Air deal dismissed by federal judge again

By Flavia Fortes ( April 27, 2026, 13:34 GMT | Insight) -- A Hawaii federal judge has dismissed again a challenge by a group of consumers seeking to undo Alaska Air Group’s acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines. The court had granted a motion to dismiss the initial complaint because the travelers failed to allege Article III standing, but a federal appeals court remanded the case. This time the judge ruled that passengers failed to plausibly allege harm to competition and abandoned their request for the “extreme” remedy of divestiture. A federal judge in Hawaii dismissed again a challenge by a group of consumers seeking to undo Alaska Air Group’s acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines....

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