FILE - A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320, left, passes a Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 as it taxis on the runway, Thursday, July 7, 2022, at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. JetBlue and Spirit Airlines are appealing a judge's ruling that is blocking their planned merger. The airlines said Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, they have filed a notice of appeal with the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.Photo by Wilfredo Lee/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JetBlue and Spirit Airlines say they will appeal a judge's ruling that blocked their merger

· National Post

NEW YORK (AP) — JetBlue and Spirit Airlines said Friday they will appeal a federal judge’s ruling this week that blocked their plan to combine into a single carrier.

The airlines said they filed a notice of appeal with the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, following the terms of their agreement.