A new takeover offer for Spirit Airlines by JetBlue Airways of New York is now viewed as attractive enough for the South Florida-based carrier to enter into negotiations aimed at cutting a deal.
Late Thursday, Spirit, which already has a proposed $2.9 billion agreement on the table with Frontier Airlines, announced its board of directors believes JetBlue’s unsolicited $3.6 billion offer could lead to a “superior proposal” as defined in Spirit’s agreement with Frontier.
Spirit did not say when the JetBlue talks would begin.