NEW YORK: Alaska Air Group Inc agreed this week to give the U.S. Justice Department additional time to review its merger with Virgin America Inc, but the deal is still on track to close in the early part of the fourth quarter, an Alaska spokeswoman said Friday. Alaska Airlines reached an understanding with the U.S. regulator earlier this year not to close the merger prior to Sept. 30, which has not changed, the airline's spokeswoman Bobbie Egan said in a statement. "Given our largely complementary networks, the relative size of this merger compared to past airline combinations, and both Virgin America and Alaska's reputations for being customer service-focused airlines, we continue to feel confident that the (Justice Department) will agree that our combination will allow us to better compete against the Big Four airlines," Egan said, referring to American, Delta, United and Southwest. Bloomberg reported earlier Friday that the airlines agreed to delay merger plans to give the U.S. Justice Department additional time, adding that they met with government officials last week to address their concerns about industry competition.
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