KEY POINTS
  • The union that represents flight attendants at Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines on Tuesday backed the carriers' planned merger.
  • The announcement clears a labor hurdle among the biggest worker groups at the airlines.

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A Frontier Airlines airplane taxis past a Spirit Airlines aircraft at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022.

The union that represents flight attendants at Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines on Tuesday backed the carriers' planned merger, clearing a labor hurdle among the biggest worker groups at the airlines.

The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA said it reached a so-called merger transition agreement with Frontier's parent that prohibits flight attendant furloughs during the merger, in addition to guaranteeing other protections.

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