Four states join US bid to stop JetBlue-Spirit merger

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday unveiled a lawsuit to block the $3.8 billion JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger, saying it will limit consumers choices and drive up fares.from buying rival discount carrier Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion.

California, Maryland, New Jersey, and North Carolina signed the lawsuit Friday, which was filed in early March."We look forward to litigating this important case alongside our state law enforcement partners to stop JetBlue from eliminating its rival, Spirit," said DOJ Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Doha Mekki said in a statement.filed the lawsuit on March 7, seeking to stop the transaction.FOX Business has reached out to JetBlue and Spirit Airlines for comment.

A JetBlue airliner lands past a Spirit Airlines jet on taxi way at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport.

businesses are doing everything the can to survive and democrat governors keep shutting it down , higher fares and fewer seats will come when they go out of business NC_Governor

need to enforce laws against hiring illegal immigrants!

No one really cares, except their larger rivals, who probably will provide kickbacks to our beloved political leaders to try and stop the merger.

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