Originally Posted by
Carebear
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/
1. ALL but 8, yes only EIGHT, or those routes have zero barriers of entry. Any other airline can come in and provide completion if they feel it’s profitable. Only 8 of those routes are slot controlled or have gate constraints.
2. Spirit will be gone either way so that point is irrelevant.