ASTA Objects to SkyTeam Immunity; SkyTeam Objects to ASTA

The American Society of Travel Agents filed an objection to the U.S. Department of Transportation's preliminary decision to grant antitrust immunity to certain SkyTeam alliance members, saying it would allow the member airlines--"including, for the first time ever, two U.S. domestic carriers--to collectively fix prices, determine capacity, set customer service standards and to collectively negotiate with travel agencies and other travel intermediaries, like global distribution system firms, with