
据Allyson Versprille报道,捷蓝航空公司获得美国联邦航空管理局批准,接管精神航空在纽约拉瓜迪亚机场的起降时刻。
Airways Corp. won approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration to take over Spirit Airlines’ takeoff and landing slots at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
根据周二发布的一份通知,监管机构批准该转让的条件是,捷蓝航空不得在2028年4月之前将这22个时刻中的任何一个租赁或交易给另一家航空公司。
The regulator granted the transfer on the condition that JetBlue cannot lease or trade any of the 22 slots to another carrier until after April 2028, according to a notice released Tuesday.
凭借这些新时刻,捷蓝航空将能够从这一靠近曼哈顿的机场增加更多航班,这正值该航空公司努力实现盈利之际。
With the new slots, JetBlue will be able to add more flights from an airport close to Manhattan at a time when the carrier is struggling to return to profitability.
纽约南区美国破产法院于7月授权捷蓝航空以5850万美元收购精神航空的拉瓜迪亚机场时刻,但需经FAA批准。FAA于8月初步批准了该转让。精神航空在未能获得紧急资金后于5月2日停止运营。
The US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in July authorized JetBlue to buy Spirits’ LaGuardia slots for $58.5 million, subject to FAA approval. The FAA tentatively green lit the transfer in August.
其倒闭前经历了动荡的几年,包括因美国与伊朗战争导致的航空燃油价格上涨、政府救助失败、两次破产申请以及与捷蓝航空的合并被阻。
Spirit ceased operations on May 2 after failing to secure emergency funding. Its collapse followed a rocky few years marked by higher jet fuel prices from the US war with Iran, an unsuccessful government bailout, two bankruptcy filings and a blocked merger with JetBlue.
FAA在周二的通知中表示,认定允许捷蓝航空接管精神航空的拉瓜迪亚机场时刻符合公众利益,因为这将鼓励竞争并增加低价服务的供给。
The FAA in Tuesday’s notice said it determined allowing JetBlue to take over Spirit’s LaGuardia slots would be in the public interest by encouraging competition and increasing availability of low-priced services.