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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 11:45 pm
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Originally Posted by bwc175
While passing through downtown Saint Paul yesterday, I noticed the red "welcome" signs attached to the light posts had the Delta logo (and SkyTeam) on them, rather than NWA, which is supposedly the official airline of the convention. Seems a bit presumptuous to be plastering the town with the Delta logo at this early point in the process, when the merger has not been approved by the government or shareholders??
Don't even get me started! BTW, it's an "Acquisition" and not a "Merger". If this were a "merger" - it would be the joining of two entities in an equal fashion - which would mean (in my opinion) a new name for the combined airline and a HQ that is not MSP or ATL.

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