Analysts Are Mostly Bullish On Frontier-Spirit Merger Prospects

Frontier and Spirit aircraft in flight
Together, Frontier and Spirit controlled roughly 8% of domestic market share in 2021. They expect to have a combined fleet of 493 Airbus narrowbodies by 2026.
Credit: Joepriesaviation.net
After years of on-and-off speculation, Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines announced plans to merge, a move that would create the fifth-largest airline in the U.S. and the largest ultra-low-cost carrier in the Americas. Combined, they would form fifth-largest U.S. airline Industry watchers see...
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