Spirit Airlines Defers Key Shareholder Vote on Frontier Deal Again

Spirit Airlines planes are prepared for flight at the Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on May 16, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Spirit Airlines Inc. on Wednesday postponed a key shareholder vote on a proposed deal with Frontier Group Holding Inc. until next week.

What Happened

The Florida-based airline said it aims to discuss more options with Frontier and rival suitor JetBlue Airways Corp..

This is the second time Spirit has postponed the vote and said the meeting will now reconvene on July 8.