Antitrust lawsuit aims to stop Alaska-Hawaiian merger
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HONOLULU (KHON2) -- A federal antitrust lawsuit has been filed to stop Alaska Airlines’ buyout of Hawaiian Airlines. Always Investigating explains what's at stake. It’s not just the Department of Justice that can sue to block mergers on antitrust grounds. Any affected consumer can, and that's exactly what eight passengers have done today in federal []

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