Bulk of private plaintiffs' case against JetBlue/Spirit thrown out

Davide Mamone

13 October 2023

The majority of private plaintiffs suing to block JetBlue’s planned $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines lack antitrust standing to proceed, a federal judge in Boston has found.

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Bulk of private plaintiffs' case against JetBlue/Spirit thrown out

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