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Fantasy airline merger: combine two route maps

Pick any two airlines and merge them: see the combined route map on one globe, how many nonstop routes and airports the merged airline would serve, the routes both already fly (where a merger would end head-to-head competition), and the new destinations each side would bring.

Mergers with the biggest combined route maps

How a fantasy merger works

  1. Step 1

    Pick two airlines

    Search by name or two-letter code. Any airline with a route map of its own can be merged.

  2. Step 2

    See the merged network

    Both route maps go on one globe: the routes both fly in orange, each airline's own routes in its colour.

  3. Step 3

    Read the overlap

    The routes both fly are where a real merger would remove a competitor, the part regulators look at first.

  4. Step 4

    Count what each side gains

    Every airport only the other airline serves is a new destination for the merged airline's customers.

Airlines you can merge

Quick answers

What is a fantasy airline merger?

A what-if: two airlines combined into one, to see what the merged airline would fly. Seats Frog puts both route maps on one globe and counts the merged network, the routes both fly today and the airports each would add. It is a thought experiment, not a prediction or news of a real deal.

How is the merged route map counted?

Each airport pair counts once, whichever direction each airline lists it and whether one or both fly it. Routes that have already ended are left out, and an airport counts if either airline flies there nonstop.

Why do overlapping routes matter in an airline merger?

A route both airlines fly today would go from two competitors to one after a merger. Competition authorities usually look hardest at those overlaps, and merging airlines are often asked to give up slots or gates on them. Routes only one airline flies simply join the bigger network.

Where does the route data come from?

From each airline's own route map, timetable and newsroom pages, with Wikipedia used only where an airline publishes none: the same routes as each airline's route map here, with every source linked under the map and the date it was checked.

Which airlines can I merge?

Any two airlines with a route map of at least 3 nonstop routes on Seats Frog. More airlines are added as their route maps are checked.

Can I merge more than two airlines?

Not yet. Merge two at a time; each pair has its own page you can share, at one address whichever order you pick them in.

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