Southwest Airlines (LUV) Developing Bid Proposal in Frontier Airlines Bankruptcy Court Proceeding
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Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) confirmed that it's preparing a bid to buy Frontier Airlines (OTC: FRNTQ), which will be sold at auction in bankruptcy court next month. The carrier has submitted a nonbinding proposal in accordance with the bidding procedures established in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The bid is worth a minimum of $113.6 million, which is in excess of the bid currently filed by Republic Airways (Nasdaq: RJET).
Submission of a nonbinding proposal gives Southwest an opportunity to engage with Frontier in the due diligence required to determine the scope of a binding proposal to be submitted by the court's Aug. 10, 2009, deadline.
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Submission of a nonbinding proposal gives Southwest an opportunity to engage with Frontier in the due diligence required to determine the scope of a binding proposal to be submitted by the court's Aug. 10, 2009, deadline.
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