U.S. congress worries American Airlines merger will cut service to small markets


Skift Take

The one area where U.S. politicians do understand consumers is air travel. When 500 + people need to get back to their districts on a regular basis they know what it's like to have to make multiple connections to get home.

You may have noticed recent news reports about Congressional unhappiness over the American Airlines/US Airways merger. Some suggested that this grousing – over the possible loss of non-stop flights