The Biden administration is investigating the state of competition in air travel. The Justice Department and the Transportation Department announced the investigation on Thursday.

The Justice Department and Department of Transportation are seeking public input on US air travel as the agencies explore more ways to promote competition at a time when carriers are pushing consolidation as a necessary step for their survival.

The U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division and the Transportation Department said on Thursday they are launching a broad public inquiry into the state of competition in air travel. President Joe Biden has made boosting airline competition a top priority and his administration has taken an aggressive approach to blocking consolidation efforts in the airline industry.

President Joe Biden has made boosting airline competition a top priority and his administration has taken an aggressive approach to blocking consolidation efforts in the airline i

United, Delta, American and Southwest. They are the product of mergers that eliminated several major airlines. The airline industry says that there is plenty of competition, however. The industry points to Transportation Department data that shows average U.