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Community News Industry News Airline Mergers In Your Future?
| Airline Mergers In Your Future? |
| Thursday, 17 April 2008 | |
 With most of the primary U.S. carriers considering mergers with other airlines, fliers are concerned about the effect on fares, customer service and awards programs. A representative for the website Airfarewatchdog.com recently told MSNBC that, should the mergers occur, fares probably wouldn’t rise significantly but that the multitude of extra fees tacked on to those fares could increase even more.Industry experts are projecting that a proposed Delta-Northwest merger, for example, would see no significant change in fares in and out of Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP), mainly because fares there are already high – Northwest has almost no competition there, and it’s a busy hub. On the other hand, it’s expected that if United and Continental merge, each will adopt the fees of the other airline – right now, United offers a travel voucher if the cost of your fare drops before your travel date, but Continental charges $100 to change your ticket. Meanwhile, Continental will probably take on United’s $25 fee for a second bag. The good news in all of this is that no awards miles will be lost. If you have miles on both airlines that merge, you’ll get to keep them all. So at least frequent fliers are getting something out of these deals. But the rules will most likely change so check if you are a member of a merging airline's frequent flyer program. |
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