US airline mergers may mean higher prices: specialists
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[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 several months and be overseen by the Department of Justice.
The largest airlines are expected to be barred from bidding, leaving the field open to upstarts such as JetBlue, Allegiant and Spirit, if they chose to participate.
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