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The carrier said it hopes its move to end the Northeast Alliance would prompt the U.S. Department of Justice to reconsider its opposition to JetBlue’s bid to merge with Spirit Airlines.
The judge ruled that the airlines’ partnership, known as the Northeast Alliance, must end. Under the agreement, begun in 2021, each airline sells seats offered by the other on certain routes.
After a federal judge in Boston ruled in May that the partnership between the two airlines must end because it limits competition, JetBlue announced it would not appeal the decision and instead ...
The most recent development came just last week, when the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a May 2023 district ...
The U.S. Justice Department has won its lawsuit in a Boston courtroom to undo the so-called "Northeast Alliance" partnership between JetBlue Airways and American Airlines.The decision is a blow to ...
Siding with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a trial judge's ruling blocking the airlines' "Northeast Alliance," which had allowed the ...
JetBlue's and American Airlines' appeal to the ruling on the Northeast Alliance has failed. Earlier today, a United States Appeals Court judge agreed with the decision to end the Northeast Alliance.
In its appeal, American contended that Judge Leo Sorokin ignored the benefits that the Northeast Alliance brought to consumers. Photo Credit: Mikhalis Makarov/Shutterstock A federal appeals court ...
The partnership—dubbed the Northeast Alliance—allowed customers to book on either airline, and the two companies shared revenue and booking codes. Customers could also rack up reward points on ...
American Airlines continues to argue that previous court rulings failed to account for the pro-consumer aspects of its Northeast Alliance with JetBlue. Photo Credit: Mikhalis Makarov/Shutterstock ...