Lawyers suing JetBlue say in court filings that the airline could raise fares on some routes by up to 40% if it succeeds in buying Spirit Airlines. They say that could happen on routes where JetBlue would eliminate low-fare Spirit as a competitor.
Even before the government lawsuit, lawyers for about two dozen consumers sued JetBlue and Spirit last November in U.S. district court in Boston, claiming that the merger would reduce competition and lead to higher prices.
Documents filed Tuesday by the consumers' lawyers included redactions, but were done in a way that made it possible to see the hidden information by copying and pasting the text into a new document. The claims were first reported by Law360, which covers legal news. Law360 told USA Today that the documents are no longer posted publicly.
The documents could undercut JetBlue’s argument that consumers would benefit from the merger because the combined airline would be better able to compete against giants like American, Delta and United. In a statement Thursday, New York-based JetBlue said lawyers for the consumers “failed to properly redact certain information which, taken out of context, creates a completely inaccurate picture of the facts. We are confident that our merger with Spirit will give a much-needed boost to airline competition in the U.S. and result in more low fares and higher-quality service for customers.
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