The Denver-based low-cost carrier said its combination with the Dania Beach, Florida-based Spirit would create a stronger low-cost carrier and benefit “from the very significant synergies Frontier expects to achieve by combining the airlines’ operations.”

Rather than accept Frontier’s offer, Spirit said it will stick to its current plan to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

After walking away from a deal twice last year, Frontier is now making an offer involving fresh debt and stock.

Frontier Airlines has proposed merging with bankrupt Spirit Airlines, suggesting it offers a more valuable alternative to Spirit’s current restructuring plan, following a previously derailed merger in 2022 due to a competing JetBlue offer.

Frontier and Spirit Airlines will once again try to merge, only months after the Biden administration won a key antitrust court battle to block

(Reuters) - Spirit Airlines on Wednesday said it expects to exit bankruptcy in the first quarter and rejected a merger with rival Frontier Group, saying it was not favorable for the low-cost carrier.

Spirit Airlines and rival Frontier Group are discussing a merger again, more than two years after the two ultra-low-cost carriers failed to close a deal. Spirit, which filed for bankruptcy protection last year,

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.