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JetBlue raises offer again in bidding for Spirit Airlines

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Posted at 4:30 PM, Jun 20, 2022
and last updated 2022-06-20 19:30:29-04

(AP) — JetBlue is boosting its offer to buy Spirit Airlines, raising the stakes again in the bidding war over the nation’s biggest budget airline.

JetBlue said Monday that it offered $33.50 per share, or $2 per share more than its last bid two weeks ago. JetBlue is trying to outbid Frontier Airlines, which struck a deal to buy Spirit back in February.

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Shareholders of Florida-based Spirit are scheduled to vote on the Frontier bid next week.

JetBlue is trying to convince investors to kill the Frontier offer and drive Spirit into JetBlue's arms.