jetBlue Mergers and Acquisitions Presentation Deck
Spirit's Board pretends there is a big difference in regulatory risk but BOTH
deals create the number 5 player with very similar market share
jetBlue
Market share (2021)
#9
Other
#8
Frontier 3%
#7
JetBlue
4%
#6 4%
Spirit
#5
Alaska
8%
5% United
14%
#4
#1
American
23%
Delta
20%
Southwest
19%
#3
#2
Pro forma Spirit + JetBlue
Other 8%
Frontier 3%
5%
Alaska
Source: Based on 2021 nonstop US passenger seats (ending December 2021).
#5
JetBlue
+ Spirit
8%
American
23%
United
14%
Delta
20%
Southwest
19%
Pro forma Spirit + Frontier
Other
JetBlue 4%
5%
Alaska
8%
#5
Frontier
+ Spirit
7%
American
23%
United
14%
Delta
20%
Southwest
19%
JetBlue + Spirit would have a combined 8% market share vs. 7% for Frontier + Spirit – a single percentage
point of difference - which is completely misrepresented by the Spirit Board
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