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Nassau Harbor in the Bahamas.

U.S. issues Bahamas travel advisory because of crimeThe State Department said gang-on-gang violence has resulted in a high homicide rate primarily affecting the local population,...

JetBlue and Spirit jointly filed a notice of appeal of the Jan. 16 federal district court decision blocking the proposed deal. But in a Friday regulatory filing, JetBlue stated that the companies' agreement may be eligible for termination beginning this Sunday.

JetBlue raises possibility of exiting merger agreement with SpiritThe carriers are appealing a ruling blocking the deal, but JetBlue said in a regulatory filing that it was evaluating options...

ITA is flying 23.2% of the seat capacity between Italy and the U.S./Canada.

The EU is investigating Lufthansa's plan to buy ITA AirwaysThe European Commission has competition concerns and is opening an in-depth review.

Is the government failing travel?

Is the government failing travel?Members of the travel industry call out Washington’s inaction and underinvestment in everything from airport technology to the...

Alaska Airlines has 79 Boeing 737-900ER planes.

FAA recommends bolt inspection on other Boeing 737sAs an "added safety layer," the FAA informed operators of the Boeing 737-900ER that they should inspect the planes' exit door...

JetBlue, Spirit file notice to appeal ruling to block merger

JetBlue, Spirit file notice to appeal ruling to block mergerSpirit's share price was up in Friday after-hours trading after news of the appeal broke. JetBlue's shares declined.

The Old State House in Boston.

A complete pandemic recovery of U.S. inbound travel is still a ways offThe U.S. Travel Association said that international inbound travel and domestic business travel will not rebound to prepandemic...

With its smaller loyalty program and network, JetBlue isn't able to command the fare premiums of Delta, United and American.

Spirit and JetBlue face a cloudy future after blocked mergerCould Spirit be headed for a Chapter 11 filing? Meanwhile, JetBlue will need a new strategy to avoid being marginalized.

Judge William Young concluded that budget consumers would be hurt if Spirit Airlines went away.

Judge rules that benefits of JetBlue-Spirit merger don't measure upU.S. District Court Judge William Young said that combining the airlines would provide consumer benefits, but not enough to...

Judge blocks JetBlue-Spirit merger

Judge blocks JetBlue-Spirit mergerJudge William Young concluded that the merger, which would fold ultralow-cost carrier Spirit into JetBlue, would substantially...

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