Hmm, if memory serves the only time in US history where the airlines functioned well and provided their employees with fair commensurate salaries, quality of life and their passengers with quality service was when the industry was regulated.

It kills me when I see folks arguing for the side of big business specific to the airline industry...because you know...that clearly has worked very well since de-regulation right.

Airlines have been turned into nothing more than bus lines in the sky, mass transit for the common man. The problem is that operational model is incompatible with the cost of running of an airline. The only way they can be profitable is to rape and pillage their employees salaries, benefits and lives, reduce the quality of their service and stay ahead in the "race to the bottom."

The industry needs to be re-regulated. That's the only thing that will fix the mess. But....it'll never happen and these asinine DOJ attempts to act like they really care are pointless at the end of the day. Blocking one transaction won't fix anything. The govt. is owned by big business. This merger will happen. Oddly, from my POV this merger will be good for the industry as much as it will be good for big business. I'm calling it a lucky exception....

I support it..GO DOUGIE! I'll continue hating you later....