Originally Posted by afterburn81

All they’d have had to do was “agree” to not do what bugged the doj. Particularly the part about completely eliminating the spirit brand and growing their own. Just fake lit like everyone else. The “plan” doesn’t have to work. And of course per the officials, JB never once attempted to find any middle ground. A few optics here and there to appear as if their intent was genuine.

See it for how you want but a conservative judge of 40 freaking years that has a history of siding in favor of mergers……..::just doesn’t know the law? Like we pilots know better than him? Heck even TC knew the law and success was highly unlikely.