January 24, 2007

OAG Reviews Proposed US Airways-Delta Airlines Merger

(Washington, DC) Acting Attorney General Linda Singer announced today that her Office is reviewing, as part of a multi-state attorney general inquiry, the antitrust issues raised by the proposed US Airways-Delta Airlines merger.

General Singer sent letters yesterday to the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman, Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI), and Vice Chairman, Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK), expressing support for the Committee's examination of merger and consolidation issues in the airline industry. The letters identify several reasons why the proposed merger could potentially increase prices or reduce service for many routes serving the Washington, DC, area.