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Editorial: The feds should approve the Spirit-Frontier airline merger. Caveat emptor, nonetheless

On the day that Frontier Airlines announced its intent to merge with its fellow discount air carrier Spirit Airlines, the acquiring carrier suffered an ill-timed IT problem that briefly grounded its jets. So Monday presented a golden opportunity to the many bloggers who obsess about the airline industry and its complex web of points and incentives. “Frontier And Spirit Plan To Merge And Create ...

On the day that Frontier Airlines announced its intent to merge with its fellow discount air carrier Spirit Airlines, the acquiring carrier suffered an ill-timed IT problem that briefly grounded its jets. So Monday presented a golden opportunity to the many bloggers who obsess about the airline industry and its complex web of points and incentives.

“Frontier And Spirit Plan To Merge And Create An Even Larger Terrible Airline,” wrote Cleveland blogger Dan Eleff, owner of the widely followed . Eleff long has advised his readers to avoid Spirit and Frontier, part

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