After reading way too much in the past few days about the DOJ antitrust suit, several paragraph in this article resonated with me, in particular:
from
American Airlines-US Airways Merger: Not Over Until the Fat Lady Sings
Since the DOJ has looked as much at existing entities (AT&T, Microsoft, among others) as it has at potential mergers, it's not inconceivable that other airlines might be reviewed as well, no?
Quote:
|
Indeed, over the past decade, the largest three airlines reached that mark by virtue of merging. In some markets, airlines have continued to grow by leaps and bounds. Delta, for example, knew it was too small to compete in New York so it swapped its Reagan-National slots with US Airways LaGuardia slots. As a result, Delta has grown significantly in New York, has expanded in Chicago, and increased in Los Angeles. Its also growing substantially in Seattle. Americans footprint in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles is, by contrast, much too small. |
American Airlines-US Airways Merger: Not Over Until the Fat Lady Sings
Since the DOJ has looked as much at existing entities (AT&T, Microsoft, among others) as it has at potential mergers, it's not inconceivable that other airlines might be reviewed as well, no?