“We struggle to understand how JetBlue can believe DOJ, or a court, will be persuaded that JetBlue should be allowed to form an anticompetitive alliance that aligns its interests with a legacy carrier and then undertake an acquisition that will eliminate the largest ULCC (ultra-low-cost carrier),” the Spirit executives said. Under terms of that alliance, JetBlue and American are coordinating their schedules at Boston and the New York City-area airports and code-sharing on each other’s flights. The stumbling block? JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance with American Airlines, which is currently being challenged in court by DOJ and several state attorneys general on the grounds that it harms competition. In a letter to JetBlue, Spirit’s top executives said a JetBlue-Spirit combination was unlikely to pass muster with antitrust regulators at the Justice Department. Following discussions with outside financial advisers and lawyers, Spirit said, it determined that JetBlue’s unsolicited offer to acquire all Spirit stock “is not reasonably capable of being consummated.” Frontier’s offer, the company said, “represents the best opportunity to maximize value,” so Spirit is recommending that its shareholders approve the Frontier merger agreement, which was announced on Feb. The battle between Frontier Airlines and JetBlue to merge with Spirit Airlines shifted in favor of Frontier this week after Spirit said JetBlue’s offer was not good enough - and that came after JetBlue tried to sweeten its proposal. JetBlue Airways has made an offer to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.6 billion.

Passengers check in for flights with Spirit Airlines at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. As COVID case numbers are once again rising in the U.S., the agency said its recommendation is based on “currently available data, including an understanding of domestic and global epidemiology, circulating variants and their impact on disease severity and vaccine effectiveness, current trends in COVID-19 Community Levels within the United States, and projections of COVID-19 trends in the coming months.” It also encouraged airlines and airport operators to “support mask wearing by all people, including employees.” As CDC Director Rochelle Walensky put it, “it is important for all of us to protect not only ourselves, but also to be considerate of others at increased risk for severe COVID-19 and those who are not yet able to be vaccinated.” A recent poll conducted by the Associated Press and the University of Chicago after the mask mandate was removed by judicial fiat found that 56% of Americans support a mask requirement for planes, trains and other public transportation, while 24% oppose it and 20% had no opinion. In this week’s news, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants passengers to keep wearing masks on planes and in airports as coronavirus cases are rising again Spirit Airlines tells JetBlue it’s not interested in that company’s acquisition proposal but will stick with its Frontier merger instead Qantas unveils plans for the world’s longest nonstops United confirms its return to SFO-Melbourne service and adds more routes to Europe international route news from Aer Lingus, Delta, Level and Norse Atlantic more air service is coming to Santa Rosa and Sacramento Spirit and Delta add transcontinental routes Frontier moves into Chicago Midway and Avelo adds a new base of operations in Florida COVID-19 restrictions are eased in Greece, Switzerland, Italy, Fiji, Thailand and Malaysia Delta will add new premium passenger lounges but tightens entry rules for its Sky Clubs American Express opens a temporary Centurion Lounge at LAX and Southwest gets 16 more gates at Denver International.Īlthough mask-wearing on planes and in airports became optional last month due to a federal judge’s ruling, the CDC this week urged travelers age 2 or older to keep wearing “a well-fitting mask or respirator” on aircraft and in airports. Breeze Airways was founded in 2018 and has begun its ascent as the preferred low-fare flight option.

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