Frontier Group Holdings, Inc., kamupani matua a Frontier Airlines, Inc., na tuʻuina atu i aso nei le faʻamatalaga e uiga i le tuʻufaʻatasia a Frontier ma le Agaga.

I nai vaiaso talu ai, na folafola ai e JetBlue o le pulega a le Agaga o loʻo lafi i tua o popolega "sese" ma le "faaseseina" e tetee atu ai ina ia teena ai le aia tatau a JetBlue e ave-ma tape ese mai le i ai-o le kamupani sili ona taugofie a le atunuu.

JetBlue e le o taʻuina atu ia te oe le mea moni. A Agaga mauaina e JetBlue o le a taʻitaʻia ai i se mea e mate ai—o se mea moni e faapea e leai se aofaʻiga o tupe, fememeaʻi, po o se mea sesē o le a suia. Ma e na o le pau lava le tau o le aufaipisinisi a le Agaga e ono maua mai le talosaga a JetBlue o le totogi fa'agata toe fa'agata, ona o le talosaga a JetBlue e leai se mea moni e mafai ona maua le fa'atagaga fa'aletulafono.

Na ioe JetBlue o le a aveesea tumau le gafatia mai le maketi e ala i le toe faʻaleleia o vaʻa a le Agaga e aveese nofoa. Ua ta'ua e loia a Antitrust o se “faatapulaa o mea e maua,” ma e afaina ai le tauofoga a JetBlue. E faapena foi le siitaga o tau a JetBlue. O le itiiti o le gafatia o vaalele o lona uiga o le maualuga o tau. O le Pule Sili o JetBlue, Robin Hayes, e mautinoa lava e iloa lena mea. Na ia matauina i ni nai aso talu ai, “O le a alu i luga le averesi o tau o pasese ona o loo i ai [sic] itiiti nofoa.” O le mea tonu lena o le a faia e JetBlue i le va'a a le Agaga. Ioe, i le faalauiloaina o lana ofo ia Aperila 6, na fai mai ai JetBlue o le mauaina o le a faateleina o ana tupe mama, e ui lava i tau maualuga.

O nei mea moni - faʻamaonia tau maualuga ma maualalo le gaosiga - faʻamaonia e le mafai e JetBlue ona faʻamaonia le faʻatagaina mo le mauaina o le Agaga. Leai se "tuu ese" o avanoa o malaevaalele po o faitotoa, po o ni tala pepelo po o ni togafiti, e mafai ona foia faafitauli matautia o JetBlue.

Ma e le naʻo JetBlue naʻo faʻafitauli faʻatulafonoina. O lo'o manino mai le mafua'aga fa'asagatau fa'atauvaga mo lana ofo. Na ioeina e JetBlue, ma fai mai i lona 2021 10-K o le Frontier/Spirit deal o se taufaamatau i le "tauva" a JetBlue-ma o se faʻataʻitaʻiga o se tuʻufaʻatasiga e "mafai ona faʻaititia le tau o a tatou tagata tauva." Na ioeina mulimuli ane e Mr. Hayes e faapea "o le taimi" o le tauofoga a JetBlue na "matua uunaia e le faasilasilaga" o le tuufaatasia o le ULCC.

Ona iai lea o le tagi a le US Department of Justice faasaga ia JetBlue e poloka ai lana Northeast Alliance ma American Airlines. E ui ina faamautinoa atu i tagata uma—e aofia ai ma le au fai sea a le Agaga—e faapea o se fefaʻatauaiga o le a faʻasalalauina le tala faʻasolopito, e taʻua o le "JetBlue Effect," na ioeina muamua e Mr. Hayes le mafuaaga a le DOJ mo le aumaia o le tagi a le NEA: "E talitonu le DOJ o le faatosinaga a Amerika o le a faʻaumatia ai le “Aafiaga JetBlue.” O lea ua uma ona finau le DOJ i finauga a JetBlue mo se fefaʻatauaiga. Ma, e feteenai ma le tautinoga a Mr. Hayes e faapea o le faamasinoga a le NEA o le a vave ona foia-ma o lea o le a leai se aafiaga i soo se auala i le mauaina o JetBlue/Spirit-e mautinoa lava e manaomia. tausaga e foia le faamasinoga a le NEA, e ala i le faamasinoga ma talosaga uma e le maalofia. A'o fa'atali le aufaisea a le Agaga mo le a, sa'o? O se totogi o le malepelepe, tausaga mulimuli ane, mai le tau fa'asese JetBlue?

Mo vaiaso, ua faʻatumuina e JetBlue le ea i le pisa. Ua fa'asoa fa'atasi ai se fa'ailoga mata'ina o fa'amatalaga fa'asesē, a'o le amana'ia fa'afitauli manino ma fa'ama'i fa'atauva'a. O le mea moni, na o ananafi, na fai mai ai JetBlue e faapea "i fafo atu o tagata atamamai ua ioe, i totonu o le pulega o loʻo i ai nei, o la matou fefaʻatauaiga e tutusa le avanoa e pei o Frontier i le mauaina o le faʻatagaina."⁴ JetBlue e leai se faʻapogai, ioe-o le mea lea o "tagata atamamai i fafo" e foliga mai o loʻo talanoa i ai? O lana lava, JetBlue-faafaigaluegaina loia antitrust.

E manaʻo JetBlue e te manatu o Frontier ma JetBlue e aumaia faʻamatalaga faʻalavelave faʻaleagaina e naʻo le tikeri e ese ai, ae le o le ituaiga. Ae e leai se mea e mafai ona sili atu mai le upumoni. E le'i manuia le mauaina e JetBlue o le Agaga.

O le tu'ufa'atasiga o Frontier/Spirit e matua'i ese lava. O la tatou fefa'ataua'iga o le a fa'ateleina ai galuega ma fa'aitiitia tau e ala i le fa'atupuina o tau e sili atu ona maualalo i le tele o auala i le fa'atauva'a ma kamupani va'alele lapo'a, maualuga tau, ma maualuga atu pasese. O le tu'ufa'atasia o Frontier ma le Agaga o le a fa'aosofia ai le mana'oga e ala i le fa'aosoina o tagata e felelei pe a o'o i le maualuga o tau o lo'o ofoina mai e JetBlue ma le Big Four o le a fa'atauina i latou mai le maketi.

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