is assets -- twa's assets. unfortunately, the record for consumers is not good. we have identified other key problems that have emerged. more details were available in my written testimony. historically, we have not seen a merger among major carriers that has not led to reductions in service. what we do know is that major airlines led to flight reductions. there was a reduction in total passenger traffic. america west has shrunk as well. this has already experienced setbacks. consumers are losing the opportunity to vote with their feet where there is no effective competition. it seems apparent that the united/continental merger would cause cities to lose service. there is a high probability that other cities would lose service. a july 2008 report showed that mergers and acquisitions would cause fare increases. there is no guarantee that they will do so and in a low-cost carrier, prices fall only on selected routes, but not on all routes. airline mergers tend to be contentious. a clash of corporate cultures is g

in 2000 ach the korean airline and twa air disasters you retroactively amended dosa to provide recovery of society damages to the survivors of those killed in high seas commercial aviation disasters. but for anyone else killed on the high seas, on a cruise ship, on a ferry, on a semi submersible floating rig or helicopter, the survivors do not recover loss of society. the law should be the same for all. and you can make the law the same for all by amendmenting the relevant statutes to provide recovery for loss of society. as i understand, senator leahy, your proposed survivors equality act o of 2010 would remedy that inequi inequity. in fact, the climate of limitation fos centered by the . because some ports have extended the no recovery rules to other marry time contexts and other types of damages. and their relatives for very real losses and they as versely impact. amending the jones act would reverse that trend. tort law is concerned with corrective justice with fairness, consistency and compensation. but it is also concerned with deterring unsafe behavior to people, property, and en