The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is urging regulators to revoke antitrust immunity for Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico . The two carriers were granted the right in 2016 to run their US-Mexico operations within the framework of a joint venture, allowing them to plan and price flights jointly. Bloomberg reports that in a filing on Monday, the DOJ cited concerns over policies of the Government of Mexico that it says have hindered competition on cross-border routes.

The DOJ stance supports a tentative recommendation earlier this year from the US Department Of Transportation (DOT) that the alliance should lose its special legal protections. In response, Delta and Aeromexico have issued a joint statement decrying the decision, saying the US government is "punishing" a US comp

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