United says American Airlines rebuffed potential merger idea

United Airlines said on Monday the carrier had approached American Airlines about ‌a potential ⁠merger, ⁠but American declined to engage.

"I was hoping to pitch that story to American, but they declined to ⁠engage and ‌instead responded by publicly closing the door," ⁠United CEO Scott Kirby said.

Kirby ​raised the idea ​of a combination with American during a meeting with U.S. President Donald ‌Trump in late February, people familiar ​with the ​matter ⁠told Reuters earlier this month.


The meeting was scheduled to discuss the future of Washington's Dulles airport.