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A business travel survey by the Lyncbhurg Regional Airport shows the facility could attract another airline. Airport director Mark Courtney says the results indicate that United is leaving revenue off the table by not flying in and out of Lynchburg. According to the survey,local businesses use the Lynchburg airport for about half their domestic travel and half their international travel. He says that means half the passengers United could be capturing for international travel are choosing to fly US Airways instead, rather than driving to Roanoke or Dulles for United flights.
2/15/13: Valentines marked the perfect day to announce a marriage of sorts–US Airways and American Airlines have been courting for months. The companies on Thursday announced an $11 billion merger that will turn American into the world’s biggest airline. When the deal closes this year, the four biggest U.S. airlines —United, Delta, Southwest and now American — will all be the products of mergers that all began back 2008. The director of Lynchburg Regional Airport, Mark Courtney told the MorningLine Thursday that it has been a long time coming and that the merger played out the way- locally- they had hoped …
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The deal is expected to close by September.
