This merger will move the country far down the path of an airline system dominated by three mega-carriers . . . If United and Continental merge, another domino in a chain of mergers will fall, and there will be strong pressure for further consolidation.
Oberstar warns about the consequences of airline mergers leading to monopolization.
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