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Reporter Asks Pete Buttigieg: Was Blocking The Merger Between Spirit And JetBlue A Mistake?

Published | Video Starts at 00:43

But I'll also say, you know, If Spirit and JetBlue had merged, it's very possible that that would have taken down two airlines instead of one. We took action to protect consumers, and we found that that proposed merger violated the law, which is what a judge found as well. But trying to reach back a year, two years, three years for excuses for what's happening on your watch is a tremendous show of weakness. (00:43–00:52)

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Asserts that the proposed merger between Spirit and JetBlue violated the law, as confirmed by a judge.

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