AIRLINES

U.S. Rejects Sale of 2 USAir London Routes: USAir Inc.’s request to sell two of its rights to fly to London was dismissed by the U.S. Department of Transportation, opening the possibility that the rights will simply be transferred to another airline. American Airlines has already asked the DOT to give it the rights for free, contending they are owned by the U.S. government. USAir has to give up its three London routes as a condition of its alliance with British Airways. USAir’s applications to sell the route rights were rejected because they violated restrictions against moving the routes to other cities, the DOT said.