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With the availability of better aircraft, a growing middle class and the evolving travel preferences of young travelers, there could be a billion-dollar opportunity waiting for low-cost, long haul air travel.
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JetBlue said recently that it was eliminating a number of routes from its network. It soon became clear that the low-cost airline was adopting a network optimization strategy aimed at cutting unprofitable services and redeploying its fleet to more lucrative locations.
The U.S. carrier has been hit with a double whammy of regulatory headaches. The Department of Justice blocked its $3.8 billion bid for Spirit Airlines, and a federal antitrust ruling was made against its partnership with American Airlines.
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