Originally Posted by
Superguy
Even if the deal closes in September like they hope, US can't bail from *A immediately. It will likely occur 3-6 months AFTER as it's going to take time to disconnect from *A systems, end codesharing agreements, and interface with OW systems.
Once the merger closes ( say mid-August or right around there), figure US Airways will be out of Star A by the end of December. So, two choices, Paul United business class ticket ( given the time frame in which you wish to travel) or wait or the merger to go through and then consider either AA or BA (-: