JetBlue Lands FAA Approval for Spirit's Old Slots at LaGuardia Airport (JBLU:NASDAQ)

JetBlue lands FAA approval for Spirit's old slots at LaGuardia Airport (JBLU:NASDAQ)

JetBlue (JBLU) wins FAA approval to buy 22 LaGuardia slots from Spirit for $58.5M, boosting NYC presence and growth potential—read the investor takeaways.

FAA Approves JetBlue Takeover of Spirit Slots at LaGuardia

NEW YORK (VINnews) — The Federal Aviation Administration has approved JetBlue Airways’ takeover of Spirit Airlines’ takeoff and landing slots at LaGuardia Airport, clearing the way for the carrier to add flights at one of the nation’s most constrained airports. The transfer covers 22 slots and was confirmed in a notice released Tuesday. Approval is […]

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The FAA Approved JetBlue’s LaGuardia Deal. Here’s the Catch

When JetBlue won the auction for Spirit Airlines’ former LaGuardia slots this summer, paying $58.5 million for 22 takeoff and landing rights, one major hurdle remained. The FAA had to…

JetBlue Secures Spirit's Coveted Landing Slots at LaGuardia After FAA Rejects Calls to Hand Landing Rights to Ultra-Low-Cost Rival

JetBlue has secured access to the lion’s share of take-off and landing slots at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) from the defunct carrier Spirit Airlines after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rejected calls to give the slot pairs to an ultra-low-cost rival. LaGuardia is one of only three slot-controlled airports in the United States, meaning that airlines…