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brooklynite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-10 04:31 PM
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Continental, United expected to merge
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Source: MSNBC

After scuttling their talks two years ago, Continental Airlines and United Airlines are expected to announce a merger Monday, according to the Wall Street Journal.

If completed, the deal would create the world's largest airline by traffic.

...snip...

The United board will meet Friday and Continental’s will meet Friday and Sunday to discuss the deal, sources told the Journal.

Continental has agreed in theory that the new airline would be based in Chicago, home of United, and retain the United brand, the newspaper said on its Web site.


Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36857857/ns/business-us_business/


While United is certainly better known and has a longer history, I think Continental may have a better reputation for service.
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