{"id":128656,"date":"2022-06-30T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=128656"},"modified":"2022-06-30T21:44:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T21:44:53","slug":"spirit-airlines-again-delays-vote-on-frontier-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/06\/spirit-airlines-again-delays-vote-on-frontier-deal.html","title":{"rendered":"Spirit Airlines again delays vote on Frontier deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Spirit Airlines<\/strong> on Wednesday deferred a shareholder vote on<strong> Frontier Group Holdings <\/strong>merger offer for the budget carrier until next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its shareholders had been scheduled to finalize their vote at a special meeting on Thursday. The Florida-based carrier said the meeting will now reconvene on July 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/06\/jetblue-introduces-an-new-way-to-take-flight-through-iits-trueblue-loyalty-program.html\">JetBlue introduces an new way to take flight through iIts TrueBlue Loyalty Program.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the second time Spirit has delayed the vote, suggesting it had not convinced enough shareholders to back the deal, which is being contested by JetBlue Airways, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/spirit-airlines-ma-frontier-group\/update-2-spirit-airlines-again-delays-shareholder-vote-on-frontier-deal-idUSL4N2YG35N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spirit signed a cash-and-stock deal with rival Frontier in February to form a new no-frills airline and compete against big national carriers. In April, JetBlue jumped into the fray with an all-cash offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then JetBlue and Frontier have waged a bidding war. JetBlue\u2019s bid is higher, but Spirit has said U.S. regulators would stop that deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A deal with Spirit would allow either bidder to create the fifth-largest U.S. airline and expand its domestic footprint at a time when the the country\u2019s airline industry is dogged by labor and aircraft shortages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/06\/breeze-airways-lands-in-orlando.html\">Breeze Airways lands in Orlando.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spirit has repeatedly rejected JetBlue\u2019s offer, citing the regulatory issues. Still, New York-based JetBlue has been urging Spirit shareholders to vote against the Frontier deal. Its campaign forced Spirit to defer the shareholder meeting, originally scheduled for June 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, Spirit said its board would engage with both the bidders about their offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shareholder advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis have recommended voting for the Frontier deal, despite JetBlue\u2019s higher offer price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If shareholders reject the Frontier deal, Spirit has said it intends to remain independent. 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