Originally Posted by
SSlow
I mean, Jetblue is partially responsible for running my career off of a cliff. There is no amount of customer service that will change my mind over being forced to leave a gig, after nearly a decade invested, where I would have eventually retired at the top of the seniority list.
They don't deserve all of the blame, but I cannot in good conscience support a company that has caused so much stress and hardship for myself and my peers.
I don't care what they offer...I ain't buying it and neither is anyone in my extended family.
jetBlue had zero to do with Spirit failing. Spirit failed due to management choices in picking an untested/complicated engine and sticking with a business model that the legacies figured out a way to counter.
If anything, jetBlue extended Spirit's runway with their $70m breakup fee. The ones to blame for the failed merger are the Spirit shareholders who ended up losing everything. JetBlue management even appealed the ruling but threw in the towel eventually seeing no actual way for the merger to happen.
The Justice Department hailed the termination of the deal on Monday, calling it “a victory for U.S. travelers who deserve lower prices and better choices.”
JetBlue and Spirit had appealed Judge Young’s decision, and JetBlue filed an appellate brief as recently as last week. But the companies appear to have concluded that they would be better off walking away than pursuing an appeal that might not succeed.
“We are proud of the work we did with Spirit to lay out a vision to challenge the status quo, but given the hurdles to closing that remain, we decided together that both airlines’ interests are better served by moving forward independently,” JetBlue’s chief executive, Joanna Geraghty, said in a statement on Monday. “We wish the very best going forward to the entire Spirit team.”