Originally Posted by
Lakeaffect
That’s a layman’s opinion, apparently this judge couldn’t think any deeper either.
Looks like he did, and he was right. Couple key quotes:
- “The Defendant Airlines already have high combined market shares in numerous markets. As measured by metropolitan area, JetBlue and Spirit have 99 nonstop overlap routes; between 30% and 40% of JetBlue and Spirit’s nonstop routes overlap.“
- “The proposed merger has the potential to increase prices for customers in two ways: 1) with the elimination of Spirit from the market, consumers would no longer have Spirit’s low prices as an option; 2) with the elimination of Spirit from the market, consumers would no longer benefit from Spirit’s downward pressure on other airline’s prices.”
https://skift.com/2024/01/16/seven-k...it-merger/amp/