More than 75 class action lawsuits have been filed across the country so far against the four major airlines that are the targets of an antitrust investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, which is exploring whether the airlines kept ticket prices high by limiting the number of available seats.
A federal judicial panel on multidistrict litigation has scheduled an Oct. 1 hearing to consider requests to combine the cases before one federal court. All four airlines, American, Delta, United and Southwest, have denied the antitrust allegations and said they will vigorously defend themselves.
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