I-Alaska Airlines, i-subsidiary ye-Alaska Air Group, ibhengeze ngoLwesihlanu ukuba ihlaziye isicelo sayo seSebe lezoThutho lase-US (DOT) ukuba livulele uluntu uphononongo oluqhubekayo lobume be-Virgin America obukhoyo kunye nobumi obulindelekileyo.
Le fayile ilandela izicelo ezibini ezivela kwinqwelomoya ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, icela uphando loluntu malunga nokuba iVirgin America iyahambelana na nobunini bangaphandle base-US kunye nezithintelo zolawulo kwiinqwelomoya zasekhaya.
Ngokutsho kweAlaska Airlines, umthetho womanyano ufuna ukuba iinqwelomoya ezise-US zibe 'ngabemi' baseMelika. Ukuze uvumeleke, umdla obalaseleyo wokuvota wenqwelomoya kufuneka ube ubuncinci be-75% yabemi base-US kwaye inqwelomoya kufuneka ilawulwe ngokusebenzayo ngabemi base-US.