U.S. Airways and American Airlines parent company AMR announced the merger in February. To go ahead,

In a study conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (.pdf), antitrust regulators say that the merger could result in reduced competition car rental israel jerusalem on over 1,600 routes that are traveled by 53 million passengers a year, which is more serious than the loss incurred by the 2010 merger of United and Continental Airlines.
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Within the report, GAO considers both nonstop and connecting routes. Overlaps appear on only 12 nonstop routes, but analyst Gerald Dillingham told a Senate aviation subcommittee that if the merger car rental israel jerusalem goes ahead, competition will wane as one less airline will fly connecting routes.
Although lacking power to stop the merger going ahead, Congress could try and influence the DoJ's decision. car rental israel jerusalem In order to prevent antitrust behavior, the department could require the merged carrier to give up flight slots on routes including travel to Washington and smaller cities.
Charlie Osborne is a freelance journalist and graphic designer based in London. In addition car rental israel jerusalem to SmartPlanet, she also writes the iGeneration column for business technology website ZDNet. She holds degrees in medical anthropology from the University of Kent.