From todays 'Chicago Tribune'.....
"The conditions laid down by the U.S. government do not make sense for either company. We will not acquiesce to unrealistic and, in our view, unnecessary demands. For us, the price is not just right," they said.
Michael Whitaker, United Airlines' vice president of international operations and regulatory affairs, said he does not believe that "open skies," or the American/British Airways deal and the United/British Midlands deal, are dead.
"What are the options for American and BA? They will have to make it work," Whitaker said. "This [rejection] is just a step in the process."
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