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A Continental Airlines plane passes an Untied Airlines plane parked at a gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Sunday
Monday, May. 03, 2010

Open quoteConsolidation gives them more leverage. As a consumer, you will have less choices, fewer routes, higher prices and more fees.Close quote

  • SCOTT SONENSHEIN,
  • an assistant professor at the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University, on how the United-Continental merger may hurt travelers; the $3 billion deal will create the world's biggest airline
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