United CEO Scott Kirby says he's 100% certain a merger with American would win regulatory approval. Here's why I think he's overstating United's greatness and understating the competitive harm.
I fly on someone else's dime, so competition is irrelevant to me. I do know that a UA/AA merger helps me because by getting rid of redundancies at ORD, they can expand the number of destinations. And ORD is the only airport that matters to me.
You think further monopolization will lead to more destinations? Bud, no, sorry, it'll just lead to reduction in frequencies to existing destinations.
Can't wait for this era of the 'celebrity' / 'imperial' CEO to finally be over. Even as frequent fliers, none of us should know or care who's the CEO or President of United or any airline. Just run reliable companies, take good care of your people, and let the product/service speak for itself. Sheesh.