Spirit and Frontier are courting again? We’ve been here a few times ; this is round four. The Turbulent History It appears we are entering round four of a Spirit-Frontier merger: 1. February 2022: The carriers first agreed to merge,…
Now that the merger deal with JetBlue has been dropped, the focus is on what happens with Spirit Airlines. JetBlue’s need to grow out of its second tier among US airlines is well understood. How that plays out in the…
The fight for ITA Airways has entered a new phase, with two parties submitting their bids with the Italian Ministry of Economic Affairs just before midnight on Monday, May 23. They are MSC and Lufthansa on one side and Certares/Delta Airlines/Air…
In a surprising twist of the tale, the purchase of Spirit Airlines by Frontier Airlines might not become as straightforward as previously thought. JetBlue has entered the stage by making an unsolicited offer to buy Spirit for $3.6 billion, it announced…
A deal between ITA Airways and Lufthansa/MSC is far from done. After taking a distant approach until now, Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM, and US investor Certares have expressed an interest in buying a majority share in the Italian airline. It…
US ultra-low-cost airlines Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines have caught out a few by announcing a full merger on February 7. Under a yet to be announced name the two plan to form a “disruptive airline” that is expected “to change the…