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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Spirit Airlines, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001498710
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512]
		IRS NUMBER:				381747023
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35186
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	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2800 EXECUTIVE WAY
		CITY:			MIRAMAR
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33025
		BUSINESS PHONE:		954-447-7920

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		STREET 1:		2800 EXECUTIVE WAY
		CITY:			MIRAMAR
		STATE:			FL
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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001158463
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512]
		IRS NUMBER:				870617894
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		STREET 1:		27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH
		CITY:			LONG ISLAND CITY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11101
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7182867900

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		STREET 1:		27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH
		CITY:			LONG ISLAND CITY
		STATE:			NY
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Date: June&nbsp;1, 2022 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following is an
interview by Ben Baldanza, a contributor to Forbes and a member of the board of directors of JetBlue Airways Corporation, with Glenn Pomerantz, published on Forbes.com on June 1, 2022, and made available at: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I><U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">https://www.forbes.com/sites/benbaldanza/2022/06/01/antitrust-merger-expert-says-spirit-acquisition-by-frontier-or-jetblue-likely-to-be-approved/</FONT></FONT>
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT> ?ss=aerospace-defense&amp;sh=35a0fa7064e6</U> </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Antitrust Merger Expert Says Spirit Acquisition By
Frontier Or JetBlue Likely To Be Approved </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Ben Baldanza </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Contributor </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jun 1, 2022, 12:04am EDT </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because of my business relationships and stock holdings with both Spirit and JetBlue, I haven&#146;t been writing about the proposed Frontier-Spirit and
JetBlue-Spirit mergers over the past few months. It&#146;s a hot topic right now so I thought it would great for Forbes readers to hear from someone close on the matter. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The public statements from Frontier and Spirit suggest they believe their deal has a 100% of approval and that a combination with JetBlue has a 0% chance.
This didn&#146;t seem right to me, so I wanted to get the opinion of an expert. Glenn Pomerantz is a Harvard Law graduate and has served as lead trial counsel for the government in high-profile merger challenges. He was recently brought on by
JetBlue to provide a point of view on the regulatory landscape. In this Q&amp;A with me, he shares thoughts on how the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) might view further industry consolidation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Glenn, it&#146;s great to be chatting with you today. Tell me a little bit about your experience. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thanks Ben. I&#146;ve been in practice for almost 40 years. I&#146;m one of the few private lawyers who has been asked by DOJ and numerous State Attorneys
General to serve as lead trial counsel for the government in high-profile merger challenges, including the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">AT&amp;T/T-Mobile</FONT> merger. Antitrust litigation has always been a core professional interest of mine.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Many people think it&#146;s tough for any airline merger right now. Do you agree? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The current administration has said that it wants to see a different level of enforcement on big mergers, including in the airline sector. It&#146;s going to
be more difficult for any merger than it was a few years ago. However, I think the regulatory hurdles for either a Frontier-Spirit or JetBlue-Spirit deal are extremely similar. In any event, it&#146;s a court, and not DOJ, that has final say. I
think both deals have a better than 50% chance of closing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>If you were representing JetBlue with the DOJ, what would your position be? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I would remind the DOJ of their own words. In their court filing for the JetBlue&#146;s Northeast Alliance, the DOJ effusively praises JetBlue for the
&#147;JetBlue Effect&#148; and its ability to &#147;challenge the major airlines&#148; with lower fares and great service. So when JetBlue enters a market, the major airlines reduce their rates. The DOJ goes on to talk about JetBlue being
&#147;uniquely disruptive&#148; and how important its growth is for competition in the U.S. It&#146;s pretty clear they see JetBlue&#146;s growth as a good thing, and they think of JetBlue&#146;s competitive impact as unique among current airlines,
including <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ultra-low-cost</FONT></FONT> carriers. That&#146;s because the legacy airlines don&#146;t respond in the same way when <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ultra-low-cost</FONT></FONT> carriers enter new routes. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Ultra-low-cost</FONT></FONT> carriers don&#146;t offer service comparable to JetBlue, which is what
makes JetBlue such a competitive threat to the legacy airlines. What JetBlue&#146;s attempt to merge with Spirit suggests to me is that they are focused on expanding this JetBlue Effect across the country and disrupting the business of the legacy
carriers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>So are you saying the DOJ suing JetBlue actually supports a JetBlue-Spirit combination? That&#146;s not what Spirit would have you think.
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Yes, I&#146;m saying that the DOJ&#146;s reasoning in the NEA litigation supports a JetBlue-Spirit combination. Beyond that, just because the DOJ is
suing you on one matter doesn&#146;t mean they would automatically sue you on another matter. It&#146;s not a personal thing. The Northeast Alliance issue will get resolved in that current litigation. They would look at a tie up between JetBlue and
Spirit separately, on its own merits. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>If Spirit shareholders indicate they would rather go with JetBlue, what&#146;s the biggest challenge that
combination is going to have with regulators? </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As I said, any merger is going to have a harder time getting DOJ&#146;s approval right now given the
current administration. Specific to JetBlue-Spirit, the DOJ will assess the impact of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">low-cost</FONT> carrier buying an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ultra-low-cost</FONT></FONT>
carrier, and how JetBlue&#146;s unique effect on fares and quality of product factors in. They&#146;ll also look at the expansion and repositioning of other
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ultra-low-cost</FONT></FONT> carriers. Both the JetBlue model and the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ultra-low-cost</FONT></FONT> model benefit
travelers, but the benefits are different. JetBlue argues that their benefit is much broader and more impactful than the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ultra-low-cost</FONT></FONT> model. That&#146;s the kind of
benefit a court would weigh carefully if DOJ decided that it wanted to challenge this merger. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Do you think the DOJ would prefer a Frontier-Spirit
combination? </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I don&#146;t see it that way. People haven&#146;t focused on the fact that Frontier and Spirit have a lot of route overlaps all around
the country &#150; much more than JetBlue and Spirit &#150; and the DOJ in my </P>
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experience will evaluate things like that. Also, the DOJ has said in court they really like the JetBlue Effect. I haven&#146;t seen them on record about the first and second largest <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ultra-low-cost</FONT></FONT> carriers merging together. This concern was raised before JetBlue even came in the picture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Some claim a single <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ultra-low-cost</FONT></FONT> carrier would be a stronger competitor
to the large airlines. What is your view? </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I don&#146;t see anything additive for consumers by putting together the two largest <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ultra-low-cost</FONT></FONT> carriers. You could make a case that the efficiencies help them keep low fares in place, but it&#146;s not a game changer and you could end up eliminating
competition between Frontier and Spirit on a whole bunch of routes. The economic data I&#146;ve seen shows that JetBlue is much more disruptive to legacy carrier pricing than
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ultra-low-cost</FONT></FONT> carriers are. That&#146;s because giving JetBlue a larger network will make it a more formitable competitor to the legacy airlines. The analysis I&#146;ve
seen suggests that the same wouldn&#146;t be true by combining two <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ultra-low-cost</FONT></FONT> carriers. Legacies don&#146;t react in the same way to
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ultra-low-cost</FONT></FONT> carriers. And the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ultra-low-cost</FONT></FONT> business model isn&#146;t set up in a way
that allows a carrier to benefit from an expanded network in the same way that JetBlue would. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Is this just about fares for the DOJ? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It&#146;s not as simple as the lowest price wins. DOJ does not want to see fares go up from the legacies either, so they&#146;ll study how legacies might
respond to a larger JetBlue or a larger Frontier. They&#146;ll also look at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-price</FONT> factors like product quality and service schedules. Those are important pieces in generating competitive effects. It&#146;s
going to be a difficult evaluation for DOJ because JetBlue is known for a very inclusive level of service and offerings that appeal to both vacationers and business travelers. Spirit and Frontier have a very basic level of cheap service and you pay
for everything extra. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>If you were at the DOJ now, what would you be asking yourself? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DOJ is very aware that four mega carriers have a grip on the U.S. market. We got here because of the consolidation that DOJ allowed, so it&#146;s ironic that
DOJ may need to allow more consolidation to fix it. It&#146;s not going to be politically popular though, so they are in a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">catch-22.</FONT> I would add that this is why, if needed, we have the court system as the
ultimate decider. While DOJ might approach enforcement differently in different administrations, the law the court follows stays pretty much the same. And I think a court would see that a combination of JetBlue and Spirit would lead to more
competition with the mega carriers that would ultimately benefit consumers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>How do you see all this ending? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The regulatory hurdle is going to be there for any airline merger given the political landscape, but I do believe that the risk is extremely similar for either
a Frontier-Spirit or a JetBlue-Spirit merger. And I believe that JetBlue has a good shot at getting a deal through. What really convinced me is how the DOJ put it in their own words in the Northeast Alliance court filing. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Statements in this interview contain various forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
the Securities Act, and Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, which represent our management&#146;s beliefs and assumptions concerning future events. These statements are intended to qualify for
the &#147;safe harbor&#148; from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this interview, the words &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;indicates,&#148;
&#147;believes,&#148; &#147;forecast,&#148; &#147;guidance,&#148; &#147;outlook,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;seeks,&#148; &#147;targets&#148; and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and are based on information currently available to us. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements due to many
factors, including, without limitation, those listed in our U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) filings, matters of which we may not be aware, the coronavirus pandemic including new and existing variants, the outbreak of any
other disease or similar public health threat that affects travel demand or behavior, the outcome of any discussions between JetBlue Airways Corporation (&#147;JetBlue&#148;) and Spirit Airlines, Inc. (&#147;Spirit&#148;) with respect to a possible
transaction, including the possibility that the parties will not agree to pursue a business combination transaction or that the terms of any such transaction will be materially different from those described herein, the conditions to the completion
of the possible transaction, including the receipt of any required stockholder and regulatory approvals and, in particular, our expectation as to the likelihood of receipt of antitrust approvals, JetBlue&#146;s ability to finance the possible
transaction and the indebtedness JetBlue expects to incur in connection with the possible transaction, the possibility that JetBlue may be unable to achieve expected synergies and operating efficiencies within the expected timeframes or at all and
to successfully integrate Spirit&#146;s operations with those of JetBlue, and the possibility that such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected or that operating costs and business disruption (including, without
limitation, disruptions in relationships with employees, customers or suppliers) may be greater than expected in connection with the possible transaction. Given the risks and uncertainties surrounding forward-looking statements, you should not place
undue reliance on these statements. Further information concerning these and other factors is contained in JetBlue&#146;s SEC filings, including but not limited to, JetBlue&#146;s 2021 Annual Report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> and its Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q.</FONT> In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events discussed in this interview might not occur. Our
forward-looking statements included in this interview speak only as of the date the statements were written or recorded. We undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events, or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Additional Important Information and Where to Find It </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This interview is provided for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any shares of the common
stock of Spirit or any other securities. JetBlue and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sundown Acquisition Corp., have commenced a tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of Spirit and have filed with the SEC a tender offer statement on
Schedule TO (including an Offer to Purchase, a Letter of Transmittal and related documents), as may be amended. These documents contain important information, including the terms and conditions of the tender offer, and stockholders of Spirit are
advised to carefully read these documents before making any decision with respect to the tender offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investors and security holders may obtain free
copies of these statements and other documents filed with respect to the tender offer at the SEC&#146;s website at <U>https://www.sec.gov</U>. In addition, copies of the tender offer statement and related materials may be obtained for free by
directing such requests to the information agent for the tender offer, Innisfree M&amp;A Incorporated, at (877) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">800-5190</FONT> (toll free for stockholders) or (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">750-5833</FONT>
(collect for banks and brokers). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">JetBlue has filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A with the SEC (&#147;Definitive Proxy Statement&#148;) and
the accompanying BLUE proxy card on May&nbsp;26, 2022, to be used to solicit proxies in opposition to the proposed business combination between Spirit and Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (&#147;Frontier&#148;) and the other proposals to be voted on by
Spirit stockholders at the special meeting of the stockholders of Spirit to be held on June&nbsp;10, 2022. This interview is not a substitute for the Definitive Proxy Statement or any other document JetBlue, Spirit or Frontier may file with the SEC
in connection with the proposed transaction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>STOCKHOLDERS OF SPIRIT ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
FILED WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING ALL PROXY MATERIALS, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investors and security holders may obtain a free
copy of the Definitive Proxy Statement and other documents filed by JetBlue at the SEC&#146;s web site at <U>https://www.sec.gov</U> or by contacting the information agent for the proxy solicitation, Innisfree M&amp;A Incorporated, at (877) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">800-5190</FONT> (toll free for stockholders) or (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">750-5833</FONT> (collect for banks and brokers). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Participants in the Solicitation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">JetBlue and its
directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the holders of Spirit common stock. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation is contained in the Definitive
Proxy Statement. </P>
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