Iberia Air Lines

13
Feb

Iberia Air Lines

Implications Of United And Us Airways Merger

Merger talks have been going on between the two money losing airlines for at least a couple of weeks and are not expected to be completed prior to the of April. This is by no means a done deal. This is at least the third time the two carriers have entered into merger talks since the early ‘90s.

U.S. and overseas carriers are increasingly looking towards consolidation as they continue to lose money and deal with a recession that has resulting in fewer people traveling. Last week British Airways and Spain's Iberia announced a merger deal that they hope will positively impact their bottom line. Two years ago Delta Air Lines purchased Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline.

Any merger between United and US Airways would have to be approved by government antitrust regulators and labor unions. Experts believe that gaining such approval would be easier this time than in the past. Today there are additional, stronger discount carriers which might prevent higher airfare prices after such a merger and counter balance regulators' fears concerning lack of competition.

Industry experts believe that to gain labor support for this merger a pay raise of at least 10% would need to be offered which would add $650 million to the two airlines current labor expenses. This may be possible if the forecasted $1.8 billion a year of cost savings and revenue gains can be realized as a result of combining these airlines.

At this time labor's support of this merger is still up in the air.

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Confirming air flight ahead of time?

I'm going to Europe this weekend and I've heard that you could save time by confirming your flight online and you don't have to wait in line when you're at the airport. How can I do this online? I'm traveling by Iberia.

Actually, Yes you can check-in online at their website! You're right you can save a lot of time by printing your ticket from home. You can check in-online "From 36 hours up to 2 hours before the scheduled departure of the flight, you can obtain your boarding card on-line and access the boarding gate at some airports without stopping at the check-in desks or the automatic check-in machines."

I've included the link below to get to Iberia's website. Once there click on "Contact and FAQ's" on the bottom left, then click on "See all the frequently asked questions," then lastly select "On-line Auto Check-In"

Hope this helped and have a safe trip!

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