{"id":129615,"date":"2022-07-28T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=129615"},"modified":"2022-07-28T23:45:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T23:45:02","slug":"jetblue-wins-battle-to-buy-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/07\/jetblue-wins-battle-to-buy-spirit.html","title":{"rendered":"JetBlue wins battle to buy Spirit with $3.8 billion deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Spirit Airlines <\/strong>on Thursday agreed to a $3.8 billion takeover offer for low-cost rival <strong>JetBlue Airways<\/strong>, ending a protracted battle for the airline whose acquisition would help create the fifth-largest US carrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/06\/jetblue-opens-its-first-destination-in-canada.html\">JetBlue opens its first destination in Canada.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JetBlue&#8217;s victory comes after Spirit called off its $2.7 billion sale to Frontier Group Holdings, but the potential combination is expected to spark a fight with antitrust regulators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JetBlue&#8217;s offer price of at least $33.50 per share represents a nearly 38% premium over Spirit&#8217;s latest closing share price. Including a ticking fee, or small monthly payments to Spirit shareholders from January of next year until the deal is completed, the offer could reach $34.15 per share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spirit had accepted a $2.9 billion offer from Frontier in February before JetBlue entered the fray in April. Despite better terms from JetBlue, Spirit had pushed for a Bill Franke-backed merger with Frontier, citing antitrust concerns with a possible JetBlue tie-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/06\/jetblue-delays-launch-of-flights-boston-london.html\">JetBlue delays launch of flights between Boston and London.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But he was unable to muster investor support for the deal and was forced to delay a shareholder vote on the proposed acquisition four times. At the latest meeting set for Thursday, Spirit shareholders were expected to vote against a merger with Frontier, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result is a setback for Franke, who was instrumental in starting talks with Spirit last year. 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