Aug 14 (Reuters) - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission:
* granted Virgin Australia and Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) authorisation to coordinate their operations between Australia and the United States for a further five years.
* "accepts this integrated network will likely be valued by travellers between Australia and the US"
* "the applicants sought re-authorisation for a period of 10 years"
* "granted authorisation for five years due to the ongoing evolution of services on the trans-pacific and the dynamic nature of the aviation
industry"
* alliance allows Virgin and Delta to offer a single integrated network, which includes services between Australia and the US
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