Robin Hayes travel tips

The largest flight attendants union, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, is backing the proposed $3.8 billion merger of JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines as part of a new agreement with the latter carrier.

Last week, as weather and airline staffing woes roiled air travel yet again, fliers hoping for a post-summer respite got some unwelcome news: the air traffic controller shortage is so severe that it could hobble airline operations for the next five years—or more, according to industry officials.

The FAA has extended waivers allowing airlines to cut back on service at New York City-area airports due to the ongoing air traffic control staffing shortage.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Thursday, September 14. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Air traffic control staff shortages have plagued the air industry all summer, and now airline executives are warning travelers it could take years to fix.

Low-cost carrier Allegiant Air announced plans to expand service in Fort Lauderdale, New York City and Boston as part of a new agreement with JetBlue Airways.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Thursday, February 23. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, March 8. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday filed a suit to block the proposed $3.8 billion merger of JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines citing competition concerns.

The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday denied an exemption request by JetBlue and Spirit to operate under common ownership, citing the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit filed this month seeking to block the deal.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, April 12. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

American Airlines and JetBlue Airways have won a little more time to either appeal or unwind their partnership in the northeastern U.S. after it was found in violation of antitrust law last month.

The Federal Aviation Administration will allow airlines to operate fewer flights at New York-area airports through October, as it faces an intractable air traffic controller shortage in the region.

JetBlue’s inaugural flight from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) took off last week, marking the low-cost airline’s first transatlantic flight route to continental Europe. The new route follows the successful launch of JetBlue’s first transatlantic flights between JFK and London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports in 2021 and is part of the airline’s growing effort to disrupt transatlantic air travel by offering lower airfares on narrow-body aircraft—at a time when international airfares are soaring.