By The Numbers A Snapshot Of The Merger Between Jetblue And Spirit

Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.There’s big news in the aviation industry, as JetBlue Airways has reached an agreement to buy Spirit Airlines.Though the acquisition is only in its early stages and will still have to win regulatory approval, the two carriers are already touting future growth as a key driver of the merger. While the implementation isn’t estimated to be completed until early 2024, there’s still lots to unpack about each carrier.Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free biweekly Aviation newsletter.Spirit terminates Frontier merger deal, paving way for possible JetBlue acquisitionJetBlue vs Frontier: Who will win the battle over Spirit and why does it matter?3 reasons JetBlue’s bid for Spirit could raise red flags for regulatorsJetBlue makes yet another offer for Spirit — but this time is differentWith that in mind, here’s a by-the-numbers breakdown of the two carriers.JetBlueSpiritHeadquartersQueens, New YorkMiramar, FloridaCEORobin HayesTed ChristieNumber of staff19,466 (2021)9,823 (2021)Number of destinations10483Focus Cities Boston (BOS) Fort Lauderdale (FLL) Los Angeles (LAX) New York-JFK Orlando (MCO) San Juan (SJU)

Atlanta (ATL) Atlantic City (ACY) Chicago O’Hare (ORD) Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Detroit (DTW) Fort Lauderdale (FLL) Houston (IAH) Las Vegas (LAS) Miami (MIA) Orlando (MCO) Daily Departures (scheduled, 2022)About 950About 735Frequent flyer programTrueBlueFree SpiritExpiration of frequent flyer milesDo not expire12 monthsTop 3 busiest airports by departures (scheduled, 2021) New York-JFK — 42,780 Boston (BOS) — 30.934 Fort Lauderdale (FLL) — 25,066

Fort Lauderdale (FLL) — 30,455 Orlando (MCO) — 22,271 Las Vegas (LAS) — 16,477 Fleet285180Seats per aircraft type Airbus A220 (140 economy seats) Airbus A320 (162 economy seats) Airbus A321ceo (200 all economy or 16 Mint and 143 economy) Airbus A321neo (200 economy seats) Airbus A321neo LD (16 Mint and 144 economy) Airbus A321neo LR (24 Mint and 114 economy) Embraer 190 (100 economy)

Airbus A319 (145 seats) Airbus A320 (between 178 and 182 seats) Airbus A321 (228 seats) Sources Diio by Cirium, JetBlue and Spirit website and investor pages.