California, 3 Other States Join US Bid to Stop Jetblue-Spirit Merger

An airplane model is placed on displayed Spirit Airlines and jetBlue Airways logos in an illustration taken on June 21, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Illustrations/Reuters

WASHINGTON—California and three other states on Friday joined the U.S. Justice Department lawsuit aimed at preventing JetBlue Airways from buying rival discount carrier Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion.

In addition to California, Maryland, New Jersey, and North Carolina signed on to the lawsuit filed in early March.