Originally Posted by
Margaritaville
I bet Spirit buys Frontier, then Allegiant gets with a legacy looking for cheap planes and to grow their domestic network. United's domestic network sucks, it's mostly transcons and RJs. They have been moving into Allegiant's turf since the downturn trying to grab market. They could grab allegiant and have a turn key domestic network. They just move the planes and people to United bases nearby. AA is burning the furniture, and the vultures are circling. Allegiant could grab them in bk just like AWA grabbed USAir who grabbed AA. Delta is unlikely because Allegiant is pond scum to them (along with everyone else) though hammering out a merger agreement with the hat boys would be pretty hilarious to see.
This is the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard. Allegation has $780 million in cash. That’s it. The only airline they could merge with or buy is Breeze. A legacy doesn’t need to buy allegiant. There’s a reason they’re using RJs on those routes and not a320’s.