Spirit Sticks With Frontier, Rejects Revised JetBlue Offer

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Credit: Rob Finlayson
Plans to establish North America’s first mega-ULCC remain in place after Spirit Airlines rejected a revised takeover bid from JetBlue Airways in favor of an earlier offer from Frontier Airlines. Despite attaching a $200 million reverse-breakup fee and agreeing to a series of gate and route...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

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