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US Airways, American Merger not expected to affect Boston

Flight reductions not likely to be major, analysts say

By Katie Johnston

 |  Globe Staff  

  April 25, 2012

If US Airways is successful in its attempt to merge with American Airlines, the consolidated carrier could become the biggest airline in the world but probably wouldn’t have a major impact on Boston travelers. A combined American-US Airways would come close to overtaking JetBlue Airways as Logan International Airport’s biggest airline, but with US Airways and American only competing on one route out of Boston, analysts don’t expect a merger to have a significant impact on flights out of Logan.

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