United Air Lines - US Air Merger
The United Air Lines acquisition of US Air has to be the worst
possible deal for the flying public.
The articles I've read say that there is very little competition
between the carriers. That might be true now, but United has been
building its Dulles hub to add more north/south flights, and I just
got a frequent flyer article from US Air extolling their
transcontinental flights. The merger would eliminate any potential
competition that would come in the future if they remained separate.
United has shown in Denver that once it becomes dominant, it raises
prices exorbitantly. They would probably continue to do this in other
cities.
In weekly e-mails I receive that list various specials, many times
United is priced somewhat higher than its competition.
In addition to the above, my personal feeling is that United is a
greedy group of pompous people who feel they are doing you a favor to
allow you to fly on their airline.
Mike
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