Delta And Northwest Make Merger Final

The ink wasn’t dry on the license from the Department of Justice when Delta and Northwest rushed to the altar and made their merger final today.

Never mind that Rep. James Oberstar, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, was leaping out his seat to protest, as Terry Maxon points out on the Airline Biz blog at the Dallas Morning News. The DOJ wasn’t listening.

So what does this mean to you, the airline customer? Not much, at least for a while.

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TSA Plans To Lift Liquids Restrictions

There have been some doubts about the restrictions on bringing liquids onto planes since the rules went into effect two years ago.

“We have to be willing to make these kinds of sacrifices if we’re going to prevent scientifically impossible terrorist attacks,” declared The Onion.

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