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JetBlue to acquire $58.5M of Spirit’s LaGuardia slots, unlocking up to ~12 more daily departures

JetBlue has won Spirit Airlines’ remaining slot pairs at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in a $58.5 million bid, edging out Frontier by $1 million. The acquisition covers 22 ex-Spirit slots, potentially adding about 12 daily departures and nearly doubling JetBlue’s current operations, including use of the Marine Air Terminal.

Discovered 2026-07-20T07:21:49.771300-07:00 | 2026-07-20T07:21:49.771300-07:00

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  • JetBlue’s $58.5 million purchase of 22 Spirit slot pairs at capacity-constrained LaGuardia could add roughly 12 daily departures—nearly doubling its current presence at the airport.
  • The deal reshapes competitive capacity at one of the U.S. network’s most constrained and expensive hubs, with JetBlue taking over Spirit’s abandoned Marine Air Terminal.
  • Strategically, the award converts the fallout from Spirit’s collapse into immediate route expansion for JetBlue, affecting scheduling, fares, and gate/terminal economics at LaGuardia.

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