{"id":118550,"date":"2023-09-11T19:29:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T19:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=118550"},"modified":"2023-09-11T19:29:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T19:29:17","slug":"allegiant-would-benefit-from-jetblue-spirit-merger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/travel\/allegiant-would-benefit-from-jetblue-spirit-merger\/","title":{"rendered":"Allegiant would benefit from JetBlue-Spirit merger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JetBlue will transfer the holdings of Spirit Airlines in Boston and Newark to ultralow-cost carrier Allegiant Air should its $3.8 billion merger with Spirit go through.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>JetBlue has also reached an agreement to turn over up to five gates at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Allegiant if it acquires Spirit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The deals would preserve ultralow-cost carrier service in those airports, including capacity-constrained Newark, which is a concern of antitrust regulators at the Justice Department. It would also hold JetBlue&#8217;s market share in check in Boston, where it is a leading carrier, and in Fort Lauderdale, where JetBlue and Spirit have a combined 47% market share, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.<\/p>\n<p>With the arrangement, JetBlue is making good on earlier commitments to divest of all Spirit&#8217;s gates in the New York area and Boston in the case of a merger and to relinquish some of its gates in Fort Lauderdale to an ultralow-cost competitor. The carrier previously agreed to turn over Spirit&#8217;s six gates at New York LaGuardia and its 22 daily landing and departure slots at the airport to Frontier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Allegiant deal comes ahead of the scheduled Oct. 16 start of the antitrust trial in which the Justice Department will seek to block the JetBlue-Spirit merger as anticompetitive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our divestiture commitment, while not needed to ensure the continued growth of the vibrant ultralow-cost carrier segment, is aimed at removing any doubt of our commitment to promoting competition,&#8221; JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes said Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For Allegiant, the deal could lead to a significant expansion in Boston, where it currently flies just four routes, and in Newark, where it flies just five routes. Under its terms, Allegiant would take control of Spirit&#8217;s two Boston gates and its 43 daily takeoff and landing authorizations in Newark.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Related: Bungled redactions reveal JetBlue&#8217;s plan to increase Spirit fares<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In leisure-centric Fort Lauderdale, meanwhile, Allegiant currently flies 10 routes, but would be poised for a significant increase.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are committed to long-term growth, especially in areas such as New York, Boston and Florida,&#8221; Allegiant chief revenue officer Drew Well said. &#8220;This agreement will allow us to expand our service in these cities and ensure that customers have even more access to affordable, nonstop flights for their travel needs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelweekly.com\/Travel-News\/Airline-News\/Allegiant-would-benefit-from-JetBlue-Spirit-merger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>JetBlue will transfer the holdings of Spirit Airlines in Boston and Newark to ultralow-cost carrier Allegiant Air should its $3.8 billion merger with Spirit go <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/travel\/allegiant-would-benefit-from-jetblue-spirit-merger\/\" title=\"Allegiant would benefit from JetBlue-Spirit merger\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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