The megadeals that would give American and United airlines control of half the U.S. air travel market are running into swift opposition from consumer advocates and some politicians, who warn that passengers will face fewer choices, worse service and higher fares.
http://biz.yahoo.com/apf/010110/air_deals_.html


Yet:

American Airlines CEO Donald Carty insisted Wednesday that the carrier's plans to acquire Trans World Airlines out of bankruptcy is good for the industry, consumers and, eventually, shareholders.
http://www2.marketwatch.com/news/yhoo/story.a sp?source=blq/yhoo&dist=yhoo&guid=%7B02DB2CC1%2D82CC%2D4E27%2D9B B3%2D9103A9D853A2%7D


AND:

The fate of the audacious plan that would give the nation's two largest airlines control of half the domestic air travel market is now in the hands of government regulators, several labor unions and a Delaware bankruptcy judge.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/11/business/11AIR.html


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