逆に司法（国）が活力ある競争を競争を阻害した、カルテルはあかんとの方便で！

 

アメリカのLCC航空会社の一角「ジェットブルー航空」が、やばい状況に有る同じLCC航空の「スピリット航空」を合併したいとの意向を裁判所が、それは独占禁止に抵触するとの判決で、あかんと判断を下した

 

 

 

JetBlue, Spirit Airlines call off $3.8 bln merger on antitrust hurdle

 

March 5, 20245:14 AM GMT+9Updated 2 hours ago

 

 

 

 

WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - Low-cost air carriers JetBlue Airways (JBLU.O), opens new tab and Spirit Airlines (SAVE.N), opens new tab canceled their $3.8-billion merger agreement on Monday, conceding no path forward after a U.S. judge blocked the deal in January on anti-competition concerns.

A successful deal would have created the fifth-largest carrier in the United States and ensured Spirit's survival, as it burns through cash and struggles with its debt pile. But the combination had been on the ropes ever since a Boston judge said it would harm consumers by reducing competition.

 

 

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/jetblue-terminates-38-bln-spirit-deal-2024-03-04/