US airline mergers may mean higher prices: specialists

[ATLANTA] Consumer advocates worry that the decision to green-light another big airline merger will mean higher prices, even though upstart airlines will get more access to busy airports near Washington DC and New York as part of the deal.

In the short term, the industry is waiting for the sale of take-off and landing slots by the merging US Airways Group Inc and AMR Corp's American Airlines, a process that will take…