Originally Posted by
Hedley
In a world where 2 companies make the overwhelming majority of the industry profits, where Spirit is facing the very real threat of CH7, Frontier and JetBlue keep losing money, and Allegiant and Sun Country keep their head just above water by staying in their lane and avoiding going up against the big 4, does anyone here honestly think that the government (any administration) would allow United or Delta to merge with anyone?
The current administration, yes however with significant asset divestitures. That being said, it makes very little sense for United. The cost of doing so, and the pain clearly outweighs any long-term gain. United is getting most of the benefits of any merger via the marketing agreement (with very little cost or risk), and if JetBlue were ever to liquidate (not saying that’s gonna happen). United is positioned to capitalize on the acquisition of JetBlue assets.