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Old 10-27-2023, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Flyby1206
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There's been too much consolidation in the airline industry so they can't allow another merger.

Spirit's low fares force the big guys to keep their fares low.

JetBlue doesn't want to be an LCC, they want to join the oligopoly.

Mergers contribute to "regional inequalities" and places like New York benefit at the expense of places like Detroit.

Spirit is a troubling airline and they need to fix all their problems, but keep charging low fares.

Mergers have decimated unions.

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Sounded like 20 minutes of missing the point.
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Old 10-27-2023, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by todd1200
There's been too much consolidation in the airline industry so they can't allow another merger.

Spirit's low fares force the big guys to keep their fares low.

JetBlue doesn't want to be an LCC, they want to join the oligopoly.

Mergers contribute to "regional inequalities" and places like New York benefit at the expense of places like Detroit.

Spirit is a troubling airline and they need to fix all their problems, but keep charging low fares.

Mergers have decimated unions.

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Sounded like 20 minutes of missing the point.
When they mentioned this, I chuckled. Yeah fix legroom issues, which would require removing seats, but still offer the same low fares. Then argue in court that B6 will remove seats (which fixes the legroom issue). Smh. These folks and my wife is giving off the same vibe.
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Old 10-27-2023, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by todd1200
There's been too much consolidation in the airline industry so they can't allow another merger.

Spirit's low fares force the big guys to keep their fares low.

JetBlue doesn't want to be an LCC, they want to join the oligopoly.

Mergers contribute to "regional inequalities" and places like New York benefit at the expense of places like Detroit.

Spirit is a troubling airline and they need to fix all their problems, but keep charging low fares.

Mergers have decimated unions.

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Sounded like 20 minutes of missing the point.
Maybe the Biden admin will subsidize ULCC carriers? 🥴😂
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Old 10-28-2023, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by todd1200
There's been too much consolidation in the airline industry so they can't allow another merger.

Spirit's low fares force the big guys to keep their fares low.

JetBlue doesn't want to be an LCC, they want to join the oligopoly.

Mergers contribute to "regional inequalities" and places like New York benefit at the expense of places like Detroit.

Spirit is a troubling airline and they need to fix all their problems, but keep charging low fares.

Mergers have decimated unions.

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Sounded like 20 minutes of missing the point.
Decimated unions? They are about to put about 10,000 union workers out of job
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Old 10-31-2023, 03:04 AM
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Is there a link/way we can watch the proceedings live?
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Old 10-31-2023, 03:56 AM
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Originally Posted by JackpotAir
Is there a link/way we can watch the proceedings live?
I don’t believe there is. It’s in person only, but I’m guessing the media will be all over it.
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Old 10-31-2023, 06:21 AM
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Originally Posted by ropestart
I don’t believe there is. It’s in person only, but I’m guessing the media will be all over it.

For what it’s worth; it was expected the DOJ was going to take this to trial and not settle. But merger experts have said that if the DOJ gets off to a rocky start, a settlement could be presented. So hopefully we get feedback from the case that the judge isn’t overly enamored by the DOJs case.
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Old 10-31-2023, 07:06 AM
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Awesome play by play tweets from someone in the court room

https://twitter.com/David_Slotnick/s...38992783474866
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Old 10-31-2023, 08:34 AM
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Cringing at the focus on Christies words in the past right now.
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Old 10-31-2023, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by DrSmacFum
Cringing at the focus on Christies words in the past right now.

That guy was straight up lying to shareholders trying to secure his sweetheart deal at Frontier. Telling shareholders the far inferior Frontier deal was better when it clearly wasn’t. Participate in the post pandemic recovery he said. Neither airline makes money. What a joke. Straight cash from JetBlue thankfully the shareholders saw right through his statements and hopefully the judge will too. He should have been removed by the board right then and there.
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