Frontier and Spirit Announce Merger

[Lake1952]

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/02/07/2379798/30034/en/Frontier-Airlines-and-Spirit-Airlines-to-Combine-Creating-America-s-Most-Competitive-Ultra-Low-Fare-Airline.html


Frontier and Spirit to merge, creating fifth-largest airline in U.S. in $6.6 billion deal



Frontier will have a 51%+ ownership of new company, but close to a merger of equals.

[bafanguy]

Now to merge the seniority lists...that's always entertaining.

[Denti]

Now to merge the seniority lists...that's always entertaining.

Don't remind me. Had to do that with a three airline merger back when i was a union rep. Took years, was not fun at all and in the end we just ended up doing date of joining which was not fair at all. Not to me, i gained with that, but i can still call it out when i see it.

[FullWings]

Yeah. The last two mergers/takeovers in my airline happened 30 and 35 years ago respectively, and people are still talking about them... :confused: :zzz:

[PAXboy]

Frontier previously merged with Republic in the 2000s, I think? But there was another carrier involved too but cannot remember. I'll bet that the mgmt who oversaw that have moved on. If so, then it is the painful way again.

[neilki]

Now to merge the seniority lists...that's always entertaining.
both ALPA carriers; so it’s a well prescribed and documented process.
good opportunity for some contractual gains in this market too… fingers crossed…

[Hartington]

A bit of unfortunate timing for Frontier Frontier temporarily grounded - IT issue? (https://aviationsourcenews.com/news/not-great-timing-frontier-airlines-suffers-it-problem-grounding-all-flights-nationwide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-great-timing-frontier-airlines-suffers-it-problem-grounding-all-flights-nationwide)

[Null Orifice]

Spirit also has a problem: https://aviationsourcenews.com/news/spirit-airlines-to-be-investigated-by-lawyers-following-frontier-airlines-merger-announcement/

[bafanguy]

both ALPA carriers; so it’s a well prescribed and documented process.

neilki,

Yep, there sure is a process. You and I have both seen the aftermath of seniority list integrations. There will be people who end up very angry and will take that anger to the grave.

I was hired on the heels of one merger and sat through two others in the ensuing 31 years (my relative seniority in both cases moved up slightly). I sat next to some pretty angry people even though it was ALPA-to-ALPA in every case.

I feel for everyone involved in this process. Many pawns in the game.