Superairline Would Make PHL Service Worse, Somehow

This morning US Airways offered to buy Delta Airlines when it emerges from bankruptcy in a deal the company valued at $8 billion. It’s a hostile takeover attempt, which sounds a lot more fun than it really is.

What does this mean for you, the possible airline passenger? Not much, unless you’re planning to travel internationally. Delta’s hub is JFK Airport, while US Airways’ is our own PHL. Currently, the two companies compete for, say, American passengers who are looking to fly on nonstop transatlantic flights. If there’s no more competition, then… well:

If the merger occurs by the second quarter of 2007, which US Airways said it would like to do, some overlapping service to smaller European cities could be cut.

Take a guess which airport they’re going to cut service from.

US Airways bids $8B for Delta; Phila. flights could be affected [Inquirer]