Nearly two years after their merger, American Airlines and US Airways will officially operate as one airline beginning Saturday.
Signs at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport's Terminal E will no longer list US Airways, replacing them with those reading American Airlines by noon Saturday.
"It will be something that I'll have to get used to because I'm used to seeing US Airways everywhere," traveler Courtney Campbell, of Phoenix, said.
US Airways' website will go away after midnight Saturday. Passengers trying to book tickets there will be redirected to AA.com instead.
American Airlines officials said they don't forsee any issues, but they recommend that passengers give themselves extra time to check in. They also plan to increase staff at airports by 20 percent Saturday.
"American picked a Saturday because it's the slowest travel day and the cheapest travel day," farecompare.com's Rick Seaney said. "Just in case something were to happen."
American Airlines has invested millions of dollars to make sure the switch goes smoothly, adding new kiosks, signs and employees.
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"They've spent literally probably seven or eight months preparing for it, practicing, moving over millions of reservations from one system to another," Seaney said.
For the next year, passengers will still board some planes painted with US Airways' livery. American Airlines said it will take until the end of 2016 to have all the planes repainted in American's design.
"I've flown US Airways for years," Jane Smith, of Phoenix said. "It's kind of sad to see it go away."
NBC 5's Tim Ciesco contributed to this report.
