Originally Posted by
FWAAA
The merger will certainly happen.
The GAO has no regulatory function in approving or disapproving mergers, nor does Congress. Yesterday's Senate subcommittee hearing was just political grandstanding - what politicians do best.
The Justice Department will approve the AA/US merger, perhaps with some DCA slot divestitures.
The GAO said CLT may lose it hub status in a combined AA/US.
(with operations shifted to MIA)
While I don't really believe that.... can AA/US put it in writing
and make financial guarantees that CLT will continue to have
the same amount of flights as today? Probably not.