Announced with Delta Air Lines the proposed divestiture of 12 percent of the takeoff and landing slots involved in the previously announced slot transaction. This divestiture is contingent upon regulatory approval and the subsequent closing of the originally proposed Delta-US Airways transaction. Under the proposed divestiture transaction, AirTran Airlines, Inc., Spirit Airlines, Inc. and WestJet Airlines, Ltd. will each receive five pairs of takeoff and landing slots at LaGuardia and JetBlue Airways Corporation will receive five pairs of Washington National slots. Delta would then operate an additional 110 slot pairs at LaGuardia and US Airways would operate an additional 37 slot pairs at Washington National as well as gain access to the Sao Paulo and Tokyo route authorities.
