Frontier Airlines proposes merging with fellow budget carrier Spirit — again

A Frontier Airlines plane near a Spirit Airlines plane at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 16, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Frontier Airlines said Wednesday it has again proposed merging with Spirit Airlines, which is in bankruptcy.Frontier and Spirit first announced a deal to merge in 2022, but a JetBlue Airways offer later derailed that plan. JetBlue's acquisition of Spirit was blocked by a federal judge last year, and Spirit filed for bankruptcy protection in November.Fronti ...