Klobuchar vows review of American Airlines-US Airways merger

Would create the largest airline in the world

February 15, 2013 at 12:03AM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar, who chairs a U.S. Senate antitrust panel, vowed Thursday to give a close look at the proposed American Airlines-US Airways merger, which could create the largest airline in the world. "As chair of the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee I plan to hold a hearing to thoroughly review the proposed merger and examine its impact on competition and consumers," she said of the deal. Klobuchar chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights.

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