Editorial: The U.S. Government’s Wrong Thinking On Airline Competition

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A U.S. judge’s ruling that JetBlue and Spirit Airlines cannot proceed with their proposed merger was the wrong decision, but the true blame for this flawed outcome lies not in a courthouse but within the walls of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). It was DOJ that issued the lawsuit against the...

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