Alaska Air, Hawaiian get request for additional information from DOJ over deal

As previously disclosed, on December 2, Hawaiian Holdings (HA) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Alaska Air Group (ALK)… On February 7, Hawaiian and Alaska each received a request for additional for additional information from DOJ over deal and documentary material from the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice in connection with the DOJ’s review of the Merger. The issuance of the Second Request extends the waiting period under the HSR Act until 30 days after both Hawaiian and Alaska have substantially complied with the Second Request, unless the waiting period is earlier terminated by the DOJ. Hawaiian and Alaska expect to promptly respond to the Second Request and to continue working cooperatively with the DOJ as it conducts its review of the Merger. This information is taken from a corportate 8K filing.