JetBlue takeover of Spirit approved

Photo by: JetBlue - Facebook
Photo by: JetBlue - Facebook

(Miramar, FL) -- Spirit Airlines is going to be taken over by JetBlue.

Spirit announced a majority of shareholders had approved the deal.

Spirit says the deal is expected to officially close "no later than the first half of 2024."

Frontier Airlines had also been in the running to merge with Spirit.