Daily Podcast: A Multi-Billion Dollar Low-Cost Merger
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Good morning from Skift. It's Tuesday, February 8, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.
Skift Daily Briefing Podcast
Listen to the day’s top travel stories in under four minutes every weekday.Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast discusses the merger of two major ultra low-cost carriers, Europe's new push for measurable sustainability, and a loyalty play by a major business travel goal setter that telegraphs post-pandemic habits.
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Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines have unveiled plans to merge in a massive deal that would create the fifth largest carrier in the U.S. as well as a budget juggernaut, writes Airlines Reporter Edward Russell.
The $6.6 billion cash and stock deal, which
