Analysis: Ill-Considered Merger Rejections Harm Competition

Spirit and JetBlue aircraft
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US carriers JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines officially terminated their July 2022 merger agreement in early March, bringing to a close a nearly two-year saga involving a bidding war, proposed divestitures, an antitrust trial and a brief appeals process. The decision came down to a dwindling time...

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