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Former Frontier CEO says merger could have saved Spirit Airlines

Spirit Airlines could have avoided its shutdown this past weekend if the business had merged with Frontier Airlines, according to a former executive who helped lead both companies. Barry Biffle, who resigned as Frontier CEO in December, said mass layoffs wouldn’t have happened if the Frontier-Spirit merger deal had been sealed. Frontier initially expressed interest in acquiring Spirit in 2022, but its offer was overshadowed by a competing bid fr…

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Washington Examiner broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
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