Overnight Flash Poll

60% Of Georgians Oppose Delta Merger

(11/15/07) An InsiderAdvantage / Majority Opinion flash telephone survey of 300 Georgians with a margin of error of plus or minus 6 percent shows overwhelming opposition to a merger of Delta Air Lines with United Air Lines.

The question: "Do You favor or oppose a merger of Delta Air Lines with United Air Lines?"

The results:

Oppose: 60%
Favor: 37%
Undecided: 3%

The survey was conducted the evening of Nov. 14 and was weighted for age, race, gender and political affiliation.

InsiderAdvantage CEO Matt Towery: “The most interesting part of this survey is the fact that it did not mention the possibility of any potential merger resulting in Delta’s headquarters moving to Chicago. Obviously, with both Delta and United denying having any talks and details being sketchy, it would have been highly prejudicial to include that aspect in the survey. Nevertheless, the mere concept of a merger is overwhelmingly opposed by most Georgians. This may be a result of fears over the sheer size of such a potentially combined airline or any other number of intangible factors. My guess is, had we polled this issue with even a hint of the headquarters moving to Chicago, the numbers would have been catastrophic for any Delta-United merger. I should also note, this survey resulted in one of the lowest undecided percentages that I have ever seen over a news-related story. This suggests that opinions are very strong on this issue.”