The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals anticipates hearing oral arguments in June from JetBlue and Spirit Airlines in regard to their blocked merger deal, according to a Friday court filing.
The carriers recently had requested an expedited timeline of appeal.
“We contemplate argument during the court’s June sitting,” the court said in the filing. “Extensions will be strongly disfavored.”
JetBlue and Spirit had requested oral arguments “no later than the May sitting” to allow the appeal to be decided prior to the July 24 outside closing date of the merger agreement.
The carriers’ appellant brief is due Feb. 26, as proposed in the expedited appeal request, according to the filing. The plaintiff’s response is due April 11, while the carriers’ reply is due April 25.
