How Delta-Northwest merger could affect you?

The merger of two giant airlines Delta and Northwest could be a major airline upheaval that will directly affect millions of travelers including myself if regulators will approve it. According to report: If regulators approve, the Delta-Northwest deal would combine the second- and fourth-largest U.S. airlines into one megacarrier--with the Delta name--that controls nearly 18 percent of the domestic market. Some analysts think that United and Continental may soon consummate another merger, forming an even bigger carrier with nearly a 20 percent market share.

Do you know what that means? It means higher fares and more crowded planes, yikes, not just because of the rising of fuel price but due to the consolidation, the merge airlines will seek ways to reduce flight in some routes which will result in squeezing of passengers onto fewer planes. That is unfair!

To make things even worst some analysts say less service in regional market and service problems, since merged airlines would also cut back on service to some second- and third-tier cities, mainly because there would be redundant entry points for getting travelers from those cities into their networks. And usually when two corporation is merging up the operating procedures and computer system is very complicated at a certain point that it will affect the performance of the system.

Let us just hope for the best!

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