The combined airline would offer about 65-hundred flights a day. That's nearly three thousand more than its closest competitor. Local US-Airways and United employees are confident that the merger will be good for them and their customers. Jennifer Miele is at the Roanoke Regional Airport where she's been talking with passengers. He uses the airport and US-Airways several times each week.
Some local customers see the merger as an opportunity for growth.
Employees and passengers alike are still in the dark about the merger because it is still so early in the game. If employees and government officials approve the deal, the company is expected to profit in less than 2 years. Long- time Lynchburg city manager Charles Church is stepping down this summer to do battle with terminal prostate cancer. Church underwent surgery in 1996, but learned recently the cancer had returned and was incurable. Flanked by city council and other employees, he announced today he was resigning effective August 1st to spend more time with his family.