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JetBlue bids for Spirit Airlines – U.S. government official
2022.04.05 23:43
FILE PHOTO: A logo of low cost carrier Spirit Airlines is pictured on an Airbus plane in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo
(Reuters) – JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) has made an offer to buy Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE) on Tuesday, a U.S. government official said, potentially holding up merger plans of Frontier Group Holdings and Spirit.
JetBlue has offered about $3.6 billion, the New York Times reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter said.