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December 06, 2013 · News

Judge Rejects Consumers' Bid to Block American-US Airways Merger

A federal judge on Friday rejected a last-ditch effort by consumers and travel agents to stop American Airlines and US Airways from merging next week, a move they fear would drive prices up and service down and make planes more crowded.

by Nate Raymond and Jonathan Stempel