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https://www.wsj.com/articles/mayor-pete-plans-higher-fares-air-traffic-control-faa-unions-jetblue-spirit-merger-antitrust-d5d92034

Mayor Pete and the FAA Plan Higher Fares

To alleviate air-traffic woes, the government proposes to commit an antitrust offense.

By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.

March 28, 2023 6:21 pm ET

Nearly half the U.S. population uses TikTok, and CEO Shou Zi Chew's testimony before Congress on Mar. 23, 2023, did little to ease concerns over data security, privacy and ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Images: AFP/Getty Images/Reuters Composite: Mark Kelly

It’s not a great sign when airline executives complain about a “lack of engagement” from top Biden administration officials over what is shaping up to be another summer of air-travel turmoil.

On the proposed JetBlue and Spirit Airlines merger, the Justice Department has apparently been little open to discussion—unlike Florida, which reached an agreement with the two carriers despite having the most to lose if the deal were really as anticompetitive as the federal government says.