Discount carrier says a merger would be a better path out of bankruptcy for Spirit, which has rebuffed the latest proposal.

Frontier Airlines said Wednesday it has again proposed combining with Spirit Airlines, which is in bankruptcy.

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

Frontier Airlines is making another offer to merge with bankrupt Spirit Airlines, less than two years after a previous plan fell through.

Denver-based Frontier Airlines says it’s ready to keep talking after bankrupt Spirit Airlines rejected its offer to merge.

Spirit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November 2024, six months after a proposed merger with JetBlue collapsed.

Spirit Airlines cut a dozen routes this week, including several seasonal spring break flights, as the airline appeared to reject yet another merger attempt from fellow budget carrier Frontier Airlines.

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.

Frontier said a merger would be better for long-term viability, making the combination the fifth largest airline in the United States and producing at least $600 million in operational savings. It argued that the deal would offer greater value to Spirit’s stakeholders than the company’s current restructuring plan.

Frontier is making an offer to acquire the beleaguered Spirit Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy in November.

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