Airports to suffer from AA-US Air merger

Credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has warned that the merger of American Airlines and US Airways will harm the credit quality of US airports – specifically the airlines three hub airports of Texas Dallas-Fort Worth International, Miami International, and Charlotte Douglas International Airport – that could lead to route cancellations and increased ticket prices. “The key risks for those airports are that the combined carrier may reduce service on overlapping routes or reduce service to markets connected by these hubs,” the rating agency said. “Such capacity reductions give airlines a greater ability to raise fares, which in turn can