Flight attendants union backs Frontier-Spirit tie-up

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A union representing flight attendants at Frontier Airways and Spirit Airways stated it might again a proposed merger after it reached a deal for a merger transition settlement.

Affiliation of Flight Attendants-CWA President Sara Nelson stated the settlement with Frontier Group “protects flight attendant jobs… and paves the way in which for environment friendly contract bargaining that permits flight attendants to expertise the advantages of the merger as quickly as doable.”

JetBlue on Monday launched a hostile all-cash takeover bid for Spirit, two weeks after the low-cost provider rejected a suggestion from the bigger rival.

(Reporting by David Shepardson)