JetBlue Airways Have till Friday to celebrate Spirit Airlines Asked investors to turn down another offer and accept its hostile bid.
jetblue chief executive Robin Hayes said the reason for pursuing Spirit is clear: Buying the carrier will supercharge Growth, giving it access to Spirit’s pilots, jets and deep. airbus order book. The additions would accelerate the company’s growth plans by about seven years, he said, increasing it from about 5% of the market share in the US to about 8%, making it the first of the four airlines to dominate US air travel. became a formidable challenge.