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Murphy Statement on DOJ Court Filing Challenging US Airways-American Airlines Merger

8/13/13

Rep. Murphy Statement on DOJ Court Filing Challenging

US Airways-American Airlines Merger

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Contact: Dain Pascocello, 202.225.2301

Pittsburgh, PA — In response to the lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice and six state Attorneys General (including the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) challenging the $11 billion merger of US Airways and American Airlines, Congressman Tim Murphy (PA-18), whose district includes Pittsburgh International Airport, the US Airways flight-operations center, and the US Airways heavy aircraft maintenance hangar, released the following statement:

“I’ve been troubled by the merger since day one and have expressed my concerns that this proposal would result in significant job losses for thousands of Southwestern Pennsylvanians and stiff the region’s taxpayers, who funded the buildout of the Pittsburgh International Airport based upon unfulfilled promises from US Airways of growth in the region. With today’s court filing, we now also understand the merger will result in higher fares, more fees, and fewer choices for travelers flying out of Pittsburgh International Airport and throughout the nation. The US Airways-American Airlines merger requires additional scrutiny, as laid out in the court filing today, to protect consumers, workers and taxpayers,” said Murphy, who sent a letter in April with Rep. Mike Doyle (PA-4) to US Airways CEO Doug Parker expressing “serious concerns about the recent merger announcement between US Airways and American Airlines, and the effect it will have on the region, both in terms of job loss and decreased frequency of flights.”

Read a copy of the letter here.

 

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