JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) and Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale International) have said they will continue their legal battle to keep their tie-up alive, announcing late on Friday, January 19 that they will appeal a federal judge’s decision to block JetBlue’s planned USD3.8 billion acquisition of the ultra-low-cost carrier.

The two airlines “reported that they have jointly filed a notice of appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, consistent with the requirements of the merger agreement,” the…

Source: ch aviation
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