Spirit Airlines Is ‘Engaging’ With JetBlue Over Its Improved Offer

Days after J.P. Morgan published a report stating the likelihood of a merger between Spirit Airlines and JetBlue Airways was improving, Spirit has said its board of directors was “engaging in discussions” with JetBlue following its improved offer.

The board was also continuing to work with Frontier under the terms of the existing merger agreement with Frontier, Spirit president and CEO Ted Christie said Tuesday.

“As part of this process, Frontier and JetBlue are being given access to the same due diligence information, on the same terms. The board expects to bring the process to a conclusion and provide an update to stockholders ahead of the special meeting of Spirit stockholders scheduled for Thursday, June 30, 2022,” it said in a statement.

Spirit had previously delayed that key shareholder vote on a merger — either with Frontier Airlines or JetBlue — by three weeks.

“Spirit continues to be bound by the terms of its merger agreement with Frontier, under which a ‘Superior Proposal’ is defined as being both reasonably capable of being consummated and more favorable to Spirit's stockholders from a financial point of view,” the statement added.