Frontier and Spirit Airlines will once again try to merge, only months after the Biden administration won a key antitrust court battle to block an attempt by JetBlue to buy Spirit. A combination of the two ultra-low-cost carriers would produce the country’s fifth largest airline,

Frontier said in a release that it has met with Spirit’s board and executives since it made its proposal this month.

Spirit, which filed for bankruptcy protection last year, says it has rejected the new Frontier overture but would be open to a higher offer.

Frontier Airlines is attempting for a second time to merge with the now bankrupt Spirit Airlines, which declared bankruptcy late last year as budget airlines struggle.

Budget carrier Frontier Airlines announced on Wednesday that it has made another bid for fellow discount carrier Spirit Airlines, which is in bankruptcy, for an undisclosed sum.

Frontier is making an offer to acquire the beleaguered Spirit Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy in November.

Denver-based Frontier Airlines says it’s ready to keep talking after bankrupt Spirit Airlines rejected its offer to merge.

Spirit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November 2024, six months after a proposed merger with JetBlue collapsed.

Frontier Airlines hoped to create a low-cost airline giant, but Spirit isn’t interested—at least, not at this price. Spirit Airlines has rejected a merger offer with Frontier as it prepares to exit bankruptcy.

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On today’s episode we look at the American Eagle crash in Washington, D.C., innovations and shifts in hospitality, and Frontier’s bid for rival Spirit Air.