Halon1211

this is true.

Bgood

Yeah but that happened in the time the person was doing that. Now we're talking about a random msg 8 years ago. Spirit isn't even close to the same it was in 2015, as do any other Airline. It would be a complete joke in court.

AYLflyer

Just read some of the transcripts/articles. Wow is all I can say. This is such a joke of a trial. Something screwy is going on behind the scenes, there's no other explanation why so many in government have it in for JB. Maybe we lost too many of their bags.

Few weeks ago Exxon bought Pioneer Natural (Shale/petroleum producer) for $59 billion. From a news article...

I don't see that being sent to court, yet somehow freaking Jetblue and Spirt is worthy of multiple government lawsuits because "competition". Give me a break.

Bgood

Anyone have any other link of someone covering Day 3 Merger trial? David is sick so he won't be there.

Born2FlyAv8R

imagine my disappointment when I sat down with coffee in hand ready to start hitting refresh over and over only to find that David’s sick. This is horrible ha!

Tornado875

Day ruined. I have been enjoying the blow by blow.

DrSmacFum

I'm really surprised that David has been our only outlet for unbiased up to date information on this case.

Bgood

haha right?? Same here.

Halon1211

blow for the DOJ or for JetBlue/Spirit? I’m just curious because I’d have heard both sides “look bad”.

Tornado875

Eh so far they are really both saying different things as they have been the entire time. So far DOJs entire argument is "Look your honor, who cares about the industry as a whole and the big picture, if even one person doesn't have the ability to get on a flight paid for by a stimulus check, and if they do not have the ability to fist fight the gate agent then this whole merger should be shot down!"

And B6 is saying "Shhh pay no attention to the white claw drinkers who will be unable to get on a flight for 17$, look at the industry as a whole".

Essentially an apple to oranges argument. Most of the DOJs energy seemed to be spent on looking at the Spirit CEOS comments from the previous years so far. I would say B6 is winning, but its hard to say from a tweet summary lol.

To preface this, I am a dumb uneducated airbus driver who knows absolutely nothing about the law so please feel free to completely ignore me, or to tell me to shut up.

Unfortunately no play by play summary today, which I was really enjoying.