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Notice2026-17800

Petition for Exemption and Other Relief

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Published
August 31, 2026

Issuing agencies

Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration

Abstract

On July 23, 2026, JetBlue Airways Corporation (JetBlue) and Spirit Airlines, LLC (Spirit) (together, the carriers) petitioned the Department of Transportation (the Department) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for an exemption from the prohibition on selling or purchasing Operating Authorizations (slots) at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA). The carriers requested the exemption to allow them to consummate a transaction in which Spirit would sell 22 slots to JetBlue.

Indexed from Federal Register on August 31, 2026.

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