What an American-US Airways merger means for you, the traveler

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Matt York

AMR US Airways Merger

A U.S. Airways jet passes an American Airlines jet, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. The merger of the two airlines has given birth to a mega airline with more passengers than any other in the world. (AP Photo/Matt York)

LM Otero

Doug Parker, Tom Horton

U.S. Airways CEO Doug Parker, left, and American Airlines CEO Tom Horton visit with employees after a news conference at DFW International Airport Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. The two airlines will merge forming the world's largest airlines. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Jacquelyn Martin

American-US Airways-Traveler Impact

FILE - In this Sunday Dec. 27, 2009 file photo, passengers walk past US Airways planes at Reagan National Airport in Washington. It will be several months, if not years, before passengers see any significant impact from the American-US Airways merger. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Matt Rourke

AMR US Airways Merger

American Airlines and US Airways jets prepare for flight at gate at the Philadelphia International Airport, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Philadelphia. The merger of US Airways and American Airlines has given birth to a mega airline with more passengers than any other in the world. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Matt Rourke

AMR US Airways Merger

US Airways passengers check in at the ticket counter at the Philadelphia International Airport, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Philadelphia. The merger of US Airways and American Airlines has given birth to a mega airline with more passengers than any other in the world. ( (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

LM Otero

Doug Parker, Tom Horton

U.S. Airways CEO Doug Parker, left, and American Airlines CEO Tom Horton listen to a question during a news conference at DFW International Airport Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. The two airlines will merge forming the world's largest airlines. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Ross D. Franklin

AMR US Airways Airports

In this Feb. 8, 2013 photo, a US Airways jets takes off at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. The merger of American and US Airways creates a mega-airline with 8 hub cities. One or more could lose their hub status, erasing much of their economic power and leaving behind empty terminals. US Airways home airport in Phoenix, and its hub in Charlotte, N.C., are considered the most vulnerable.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Chuck Burton

AMR US Airways Airports

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, US Airways employees assist customers at a ticket counter at the Charlotte/Douglas International airport in Charlotte, N.C. The merger of US Airways and American Airlines has given birth to a mega airline with more passengers than any other in the world and a whopping eight hubs around the United States, leading industry analysts to wonder which of those airports will emerge as winners of losers. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

LM Otero

Doug Parker, Tom Horton

U.S. Airways CEO Doug Parker, right, and American Airlines CEO Tom Horton pose after a news conference at DFW International Airport Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. The two airlines will merge forming the world's largest airlines. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

LM Otero

American US Airways Merger

American Airlines pilots and other employees watch a news conference with the CEOs of U.S. Airways and American Airlines at DFW International Airport Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. The two airlines are set to merge forming the world's largest airlines. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Matt York

AMR US Airways Merger

A U.S. Airways jet passes an American Airlines jet, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. The merger of the two airlines has given birth to a mega airline with more passengers than any other in the world. (AP Photo/Matt York)

LM Otero

Doug Parker, Tom Horton

U.S. Airways CEO Doug Parker, left, and American Airlines CEO Tom Horton laugh while visiting with employees after a news conference at DFW International Airport Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. The two airlines will merge forming the world's largest airlines. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Matt Rourke

AMR US Airways Merger

An American Airlines jet taxis near a US Airways jet at the Philadelphia International Airport, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Philadelphia. American Airlines and US Airways have agreed to merge in an $11 billion deal that would create the world's biggest airline. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

EDDY PALUMBO

US Airways Chronology

FILE - In this Monday, April 6, 1998 file photo, passengers walk along a US Airways terminal at the Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. American Airlines and US Airways announced Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, that they're merging in a deal they value at $11 billion, creating the world's biggest airline. The combined carrier will be called American Airlines but run by US Airways CEO Doug Parker. (AP Photo/Eddy Palumbo, File)