Feb 7 (Reuters) – Spirit Airlines Inc said on Tuesday it expects U.S.antitrust regulators to decide whether to allow the low-cost carrier to proceed with its $3. To check out more about EVDEn EvE NaKliyAT<\/a> visit the website. 8 billion merger with JetBlue Airways Corp in the “next 30 days or so.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “We are now waiting to see whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit to block the deal or allows us to proceed,” Spirit CEO Edward Christie said during an investor call.<\/p>\n The DOJ did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n JetBlue prevailed in a months-long bidding war for EVdeN Eve NaKliYAt<\/a> Spirit Airlines after the ultra-low-cost carrier accepted its deal.<\/p>\n The merger is expected to face regulatory hurdles with the combination creating the fifth-largest U.S.airline at a time when high energy prices, a tight labor evdEN eVE NAKliyAt<\/a> market and swelling demand EVdEn EVe nAKliyat<\/a> for travel have sent airfares soaring.<\/p>\n Concerns about approval for the combined airline was amplified after the DOJ filed a lawsuit last year asking a judge to break up JetBlue’s “Northeast Alliance” partnership with American Airlines, arguing it would lead to higher fares for EVdeN Eve Nakliyat<\/a> consumers.<\/p>\n