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Article posted: 2/14/2013 1:54 PM

Airline merger could squeeze some hub airports

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US Airways employees assist customers at a ticket counter at the Charlotte/Douglas International airport in Charlotte, N.C. The merger of US Airways and American Airlines has given birth to a mega airline with more passengers than any other in the world and a whopping eight hubs around the United States, leading industry analysts to wonder which of those airports will emerge as winners of losers.

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A merged American Airlines and US Airways will carry more passengers around the world than any other, but even the biggest airline flying doesn’t need eight hub airports on the ground. That means amid the hoopla of Thursday’s merger announcement, there are ew mayors, a handful of chambers of commerce leaders and lots of frequent flyers worried about what’s to come.