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Archive Home > 2010 > May > 04 > United, Continental merge with business travel in mind

United, Continental merge with business travel in mind

Deal creates the world’s largest airline

By Joshua Freed and David Koenig / The Bulletin
May 4, 2010

United and Continental Airlines are counting on more business travelers — not higher fares for vacationers — to make their $3 billion merger pay.

United CEO Glenn Tilton and Continental CEO Jeffery Smisek announced Monday that the nation’s third- and fourth-largest airlines will consolidate into....

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