The biggest low-fare airlines in the U.S. are banding together in an association that’s meant to defend their interests.

Frontier Airlines is buying larger rival Spirit, a move the budget airlines say will create a cheap flights powerhouse and more formidable competitor to the big four U.S. airlines. The airlines ...

Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines agreed Wednesday to abandon their merger proposal, opening the way for JetBlue Airways to acquire Spirit after a months-long bidding war for the budget carrier.

Spirit Airlines has rejected yet another takeover offer from discounter Frontier Airlines of Denver, but told its persistent suitor that it would listen to a sweetened proposal. Both airlines on ...

Frontier Airlines renewed its courtship of bankrupt Spirit Airlines with an offer to merge and create one large low-cost carrier, but Spirit quickly rejected the overture Wednesday and said it ...

Spirit Airlines has again rejected a third takeover bid from budget rival Frontier, saying that it would focus on its own plan to emerge from bankruptcy and stabilize its finances. The offer this ...

Spirit Airlines has trimmed 150 planned flights from its summer schedule at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood ...

A Senate report found Frontier and Spirit paid staff $26 million for charging passengers extra fees. The budget carriers said the incentives ensured customers were treated "fairly" and "equally." ...

The Wall Street Journal, citing unidentified “people familiar with the matter,” reported that Spirit, which is headquartered in Dania Beach. and Frontier, which is based in Denver, conducted ...

Spirit Airlines is reportedly planning to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after its latest attempt to merge with Frontier Airlines fell through. This marks the second failed merger in ...

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