Spirit Airlines shareholders approve $3.8B sale to JetBlue

David Koenig

10/19/2022

JetBlue-Spirit — SPIRIT AIRLINES shareholders on Wednesday voted to accept a $3.8 billion buyout from JetBlue Airways. (AP FILE PHOTO/CHRIS O'MEARA)

Spirit Airlines shareholders voted Wednesday to accept a $3.8 billion buyout from JetBlue Airways, but the deal could still face a challenge from federal antitrust regulators. JetBlue emerged as the winner in a bidding war with Frontier to acquire Spirit, the nation's biggest budget airline. Spirit announced the outcome after a brief meeting, which was…

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