Spirit Mergers and Acquisitions Presentation Deck
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jetBlue
Destinations Served
We Believe JetBlue's Real Motivation
Is to Break Up The Spirit / Frontier Merger
Spirit / Frontier Merger Creates National ULCC
with Greater Reach than JetBlue...
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With fares >3x higher than Spirit and Frontier, JetBlue appears to be worried about competing
against a combined ULCC that has greater reach and a larger network than JetBlue!
JetBlue vs. Spirit / Frontier(¹)
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145+
30.1
Passengers (MM)
jetBlue
30.8
51.5
...And a Much Lower Cost Base to
Undercut JetBlue on prices...JetBlue
Loses but Consumers Win!
1. Based on FY2021 or as of December 31, 2021.
2. Based on average of Spirit and Frontier 2021 CASM Ex-Fuel vs. JetBlue 2021 CASM Ex-Fuel.
10.1¢
jetBlue
CASM Ex-Fuel
7.0¢
6.7¢
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JetBlue Seems Afraid to Compete with a
Combined ULCC...and We Understand Why
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True national ULCC with an expansive network
Unit costs are ~32% below JetBlue's unit costs
before cost savings (1)(2)
JetBlue's high fares already repel many customers
leading to its weak financial performance relative to
ULCCS (or any other airline), but at least it has a scale
advantage...
...With that scale advantage gone, JetBlue may be
understandably afraid of becoming irrelevant
JetBlue still wins if the Spirit / Frontier merger does
not happen, but Spirit shareholders and the
American public lose BIG TIME
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