Originally Posted by
Zomba
I'm not saying that I disagree, but the DOJ wants to draw a line in the sand somewhere. If this merger sailed through, then the next two attempting would scream bloody murder if they were denied.
They also let Southwest merge with Air Tran. I suppose the next two that you are referring to might be Allegiant and Frontier - DOJ would probably shut that pair down was well. The reality is that DOJ has just set the stage for the demise of AA and US leaving UA, DL, and WN as the remaining players. Had they drawn the line earlier, with the UA/CO and DL/NW mergers then they might have a better case for blocking AA/US.