The $6.6B discount airline merger

The 2 largest US discount carriers are merging in a $6.6B+ deal.

Frontier and Spirit, the 2 largest US discount carriers, are merging in a $6.6B+ deal. (Does this mean their delays will be 2x as long? Buh-dum-tss.)

The $6.6B discount airline merger

The merged conglomerate will be the 5th-largest US airline if it manages to evade antitrust lawsuits.

(For more wild airplane tales, check out The Hustle’s original features about how American Airlines screwed over its loyal customers and why airlines need business travel to return.)

Topics: Airlines

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