Judge blocks JetBlue-Spirit Airlines deal, citing antitrust concerns
Federal judge rules that JetBlue's $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit would limit options for travelers by reducing the number of discount carriers.
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Federal judge rules that JetBlue's $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit would limit options for travelers by reducing the number of discount carriers.
The unaccompanied child, who was supposed to be on a flight from Philadelphia to Fort Myers, was instead flown to Orlando.
It is estimated that one in three Americans planning a holiday vacation.
Spirit Airlines is canceling about 100 flights because it's pulling some planes out of service for inspections.
JetBlue Airways is making another move to try to save its proposed purchase of Spirit Airlines.
JetBlue announced Thursday that it will suspend all routes to Cuba with the final day of service being September 17, 2023.
The family didn't need passports to travel from L.A. to Puerto Rico because Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens and Puerto Rico is not an international destination.
The administration said the deal would reduce competition and drive up airfares
The air carrier said there was no fire, but the plane returned out of an abundance of caution
The air carrier said the passenger mistook condensation from the air conditioning for smoke.
The last major hurdle to JetBlue buying Spirit is the Justice Department
Spirit Airlines has scheduled a shareholder vote on JetBlue's proposed $3.7 billion acquisition of Spirit for Oct. 19.
If approved by regulators, it would be the nation's fifth largest airline.
Would create the nation's fifth largest airline if approved by U.S. regulators.
The agreement came after Spirit's attempt to merge with Frontier Airlines fell apart.
Spirit Airlines shareholders could pick a preferred buyer for their airline Wednesday when they are scheduled to vote on one of the offers for the budget carrier.
Shareholders appear to be leaning against the bid from Frontier Airlines
The vote was delayed from Friday until at least July 15.
The delay indicates that Spirit lacks support to approve the Frontier merger.
Frontier is trying to fend off an attempt by JetBlue Airways to swoop in and grab Spirit.
JetBlue said it increased its cash offer to $33.50 per share, or more than $3.6 billion.
Spirit said Wednesday that it rescheduled the vote on its preferred offer, from Frontier, until June 30.
Spirit shareholders are also scheduled to vote Friday on Frontier's offer.
The plea deal was delayed last week after one of the men had an outburst in court when his family was misinformed about the hearing time.
Johnny Baptiste Jr.'s loved ones say the child could have lost his life when he was struck while walking to school with his cousin.
On Wednesday, the national average was $4.22, while the average price in Florida reached $4.15 per gallon.
Chopper 4 was over the scene where you can see the white crane tipped over on one home's driveway.
Former Florida governor and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist is running for mayor of his hometown of St. Petersburg.
The votes happened hours after the Supreme Court narrowed a section of the Voting Rights Act that requires some states to create majority-minority districts.
The plea deal was delayed last week after one of the men had an outburst in court when his family was misinformed about the hearing time.
Johnny Baptiste Jr.'s loved ones say the child could have lost his life when he was struck while walking to school with his cousin.
On Wednesday, the national average was $4.22, while the average price in Florida reached $4.15 per gallon.
Chopper 4 was over the scene where you can see the white crane tipped over on one home's driveway.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Former Florida governor and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist is running for mayor of his hometown of St. Petersburg.
Spirit Airlines only has enough available cash to continue operations for a matter of days, not weeks, and talks for a government-backed rescue of the no-frills carrier have stalled, sources say.
President Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Wednesday about Ukraine and Iran.
Photos show some of the highlights as King Charles III and Queen Camilla with President Trump and first lady Melania Trump during an official state visit to Washington, D.C.
The votes happened hours after the Supreme Court narrowed a section of the Voting Rights Act.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.