JetBlue Airways and American Airlines are proceeding with a wind-down of their Northeast Alliance (NEA), though the two remain split on a decision to appeal.
American said "JetBlue’s decision and reasoning confirm our belief that the NEA has been highly pro-competitive ... [we] will move forward with an appeal."
JetBlue Airways says it will divest Spirit Airlines’ assets at LaGuardia Airport to preserve ULCC access in New York with Frontier Airlines the beneficiary.
A string of new transatlantic routes being launched by Air Canada, British Airways, JetBlue and Norse Atlantic Airways are among the more eye-catching flights.
“Look, we’ve got a legal system that allows for appeal, and we’re going to do that,” CEO Robert Isom said May 31 at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference