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 This Just In From The ConventionSouth Newsroom:BTC Among Those Concerned Over Proposed Delta/Northwest MergerWASHINGTON (April 24)—The Business Travel Coalition (BTC) and the International Airline Passengers Association (IAPA) jointly spoke in front of members of a U.S. Senate subcommittee on April 24 urging a full examination of the proposed merger of Delta and Northwest Airlines. According to BTC’s Kevin Mitchell, the two organization told the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, that Congress must insist that the Departments of Transportation and Justice not focus on the proposed Delta/Northwest airlines merger as a standalone transaction, but rather, the analysis must include implications for the competitive structure of the airline industry resulting from a radical consolidation of the other major network carriers. Moreover, Mitchell said, the two organizations feel that Congress must understand the potential consumer costs resulting from massive service disruptions and the degradation of the reliability of the system. The direct, indirect and opportunity costs for mid-size communities that lose efficient connectivity to important business centers around the country and globe need to be quantified, Mitchell said. Download BTC’s full statement on the issue at http://tinyurl.com/5babay. |
