Facts about the United-Continental combination
Facts about the proposed United-Continental combination
On Thursday May 27, 2010, 5:39 pm EDT

Facts about the proposed combination of United and Continental Airlines:
Cost: $3 billion.

Expected savings from cutting overlapping costs: $200 million to $300 million per year.

Overlap: 14 domestic routes, including Houston-Washington; Cleveland-Denver; Cleveland-Washington; Houston-San Francisco.

No international overlap.

Combined daily departures: About 5,300.

Combined destinations: 473.