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Fortune
Stuart Dyos

Spirit Airlines rejects Frontier’s white-knight offer to create low-cost behemoth—but they’re leaving the door open

A Spirit airliner takes off from Los Angeles International Airport. (Credit: AaronP—Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
  • Spirit Airlines rejected a $400 million merger proposal from Frontier this week, saying the offer was financially inadequate and came too late.

Spirit Airlines declined an opportunity to merge with rival low-cost airline Frontier on  Wednesday. 

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