Delta merger won't affect service to Louisiana

The merger of Delta and Northwest airlines isn't expected to affect service to Atlanta and Memphis from Monroe, Louisiana. Cleve Norrell, the manager of Monroe Regional Airport, said Delta officials told him those connections would continue. He said a reduction in service isn't planned currently and that he had no reason to believe there would be one in the future. A Delta spokesman had also said the plan was to maintain the airlines' hubs because there was "virtually no overlap" between Delta and Northwest routes. The airport also has connections to Dallas, via American Airlines, and Houston, via Continental Airlines.

(Associated Press)