The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has said that it will deny the exemption application filed by JetBlue Airways Corporation and Spirit Airlines, Inc. to permit them to operate under common ownership prior to the requested transfer.
The two airlines had filed a transfer application requesting that USDOT allow them to combine and operate their international routes under one certificate - the authorization required to provide air transportation.
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