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Why United Doesn't Need to Buy JetBlue: Blue Sky Is the Merger Without the Balance Sheet
Scott Kirby called a JetBlue merger "idiotic" and ruled out consolidation for the foreseeable future. United doesn't need it. Blue Sky — the partnership it struck a year ago — already hands United JFK slots, New York feed, and reciprocal loyalty, and it's built to clear the antitrust wall a merger never could.
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