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Airline Merger Mania Returns

December 2, 2008 at 5:00 PM | by pbb | 1 Comment

Paging Monty Hall: After Ryanair's announcement Monday that it wants to buy Aer Lingus, airlines around the world are looking to make some deals.

British Airways and Qantas are in talks to join forces, while Delta is cutting capacity ahead of its merger with Northwest. But that's not stopping the new mega-carrier from complaining about Continental's efforts to do a code sharing deal with United.

Still, not everyone's keen on the idea of cooperating: Emirates is denying reports that it may soon merge with Emirati rival Etihad.

Related Stories:
· British Airways, Qantas in Merger Talks [Bloomberg]
· Delta Plans "Dramatic" Cuts to Capacity [WSJ]
· Airline Alliance Switch Advances [Houston Chronicle]
· Emirates Denies It's in Merger Talks [AP, via IHT]
· Airline Mergers coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Faithful Chant]

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  1. travelina

    Jaunted Member

    airline merger

    Surely we'll need some new airline names, like Quantish, and Northwelta, Continited, and Emiratihad?
    December 3, 2008 at 3:02 AM

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