“Alaska Air Group to acquire Spirit Airlines. This will make AAG a true network airline and now that they have Airbus A321's with Pratt engines, this makes the acquisition of Spirit a no brainer. AAG would get rid of most of Spirit's west coast flying and IT department. It's been tossed around that the 7B in debt is worth it as they'd make a stronger network offering Alaska Air Group loyal passengers more destinations. Look for the merger to be announced next spring with full integration by 2030.”

Just a rumor that’s been floating around.