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T S A Says Screening Missteps Allowed Box Cutters On Flight

T.S.A. Says Screening Missteps Allowed Box Cutters on Flight

Two box cutters that were brought on a plane by a passenger who later threatened to stab people were not identified during a scan, a Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman said. Mistakes in screening procedures by Transportation Security Administration employees allowed a passenger to bring two box cutters aboard a Frontier Airlines flight from Cincinnati to …

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Jetblue And Spirit Airlines Announce A Plan To Merge

JetBlue and Spirit Airlines announce a plan to merge.

JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines announced Thursday that they had agreed to a merger, a day after a long-running bid for Spirit by Frontier Airlines fell apart. Under the agreement, JetBlue would acquire Spirit for $33.50 per share in cash, significantly more than Spirit’s closing price of $24.30 on Wednesday. The deal values Spirit at …

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Spirit Airlines Shareholders Reject Merger With Frontier

Spirit Airlines Shareholders Reject Merger With Frontier

A monthslong effort by Frontier Airlines to acquire Spirit Airlines abruptly ended on Wednesday when the companies called off their proposal, giving new life to a rival bid for Spirit by JetBlue Airways. The announcement came shortly before Spirit was to announce the results of a shareholder vote on Frontier’s acquisition offer. Spirit had repeatedly …

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