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ever flight 1939 after the year in which it was founded. the plane touched down in philadelphia this morning, marking the end of an era. and the completion of a merger that has been 22 months in the making. brian yennis is reporting live from laguardia airport. brian, why should passengers be concerned with this merger disrupting their travel plans now? >> reporter: hi, julie. look, u.s. airways and american really joined forces in 2013. but these things take time. since then frequent flier programs have come together. even last night workers were taking down the u.s. airways signage at airports nation-wide. but today marks the most complicated part of the merger. that's really combining their computer and ticketing systems into one. that means the u.s. airways web site no long exists. and reservations and luggage tracking all come together precisely for both airlines. the concern comes after that major merger between united and continental which created chaos