The new American: state by state effects of airlines merger
Skift Take
The new American could be asked to make few divestitures in the merger process with most routes and hubs located in strategic, rather than competing, locations around the U.S.
US Airways is the clear winner in the announced merger gaining access to American Airlines' many domestic and international routes while American fills in some holes to its pervasive domestic coverage. The new airline will have nine hubs in Miami, New York, Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Washington, Phoenix and Charlotte, and it has come out with a state by state interactive chart and PDFs on those benefits, of course all PR positive.
The Justice Department is expected to approve the merger with few issues due to the complementary state of the airlines' routes, but the new American could be asked to sell slots at US Airways' hub at Washington’s Reagan National and Charlotte, N.C., and AMR’s hub in Dallas due to their overwhelming presence at those outposts.
The merged airline has calculated the number of flights and employees at each of nine hubs
