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But WN apparently wants an Airbus-flying airline, which take SY (Sun Country) out of the running, since SY is just as 737-exclusive as WN is currently. So which of the Airbus-heavy airlines is "small player" enough? Allegiant (G4)?
Except for a bit of divestiture in Denver as mentioned by others, I expect buying F9 would be no issue for Southwest.
https://www.flyfrontier.com/about-us...-configuration
People may or may not remember that it was the unions that made the previous attempt not move forward.
Southwest Airlines' Bid to Acquire Frontier Not Selected at Auction ? Southwest Airlines
I don't think labor relations have improve that much except there is likely some interest from the FA union to have non-Boeing planes.