Originally Posted by
Judge Smails
It was a combination of a naive judge and a malicious DOJ. The government has a bit of Dunning-Kruger effect when it comes to knowing what's best for the airline industry and consumers. I will never forget the smugness of Doha Mekki when she was interviewed on CNBC and the subject of Spirit potentially going bankrupt was brought up during the JB merger lawsuit.
Yes DOJ was malicious. The only thing better than blocking big business mergers was killing big businesses off outright.