Frontier Airlines

Denver airport workersl initially missed a security breach by a 41-year-old man who scaled an 8-foot perimeter fence and crossed a runway where he was hit and killed by a plane.

The National Transportation Safety Board says it is gathering information about the evacuation of a Frontier Airlines plane after it hit a person on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff.

The airport said the person jumped a perimeter fence and isn’t believed to have been an airport employee.

Denver is now the top airport for the number of nonstop destinations within the U.S.

A consumer-focused report from Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG) highlights which airlines end up with the most complaints from passengers. It includes everything from lost baggage to canceled flights.

Spirit Airlines is rebuffing the latest takeover offer from Frontier Group, with the discount airline saying that it prefers focusing on its current reorganization plan. Spirit said that it believes that its restructuring will provide more value to stakeholders.

Frontier Airlines has settled a lawsuit filed by female pilots who said the airline discriminated against pregnant and breastfeeding employees. In the settlement announced Tuesday, Frontier will let pilots pump breast milk in the cockpit during "noncritical phases" of flights. The airline is also letting pilots who are breastfeeding reduce their flying time. The settlement was announced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. A lawyer for the agency says the settlement sends a message to airlines and other employers about making reasonable accommodations to workers who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

The budget airline says customers will no longer be able to call a live agent by phone. Frontier is encouraging customers to instead reach out by text, social media and WhatsApp.

JetBlue has agreed to buy Spirit Airlines in a $3.8 billion deal, a day after Spirit and Frontier Airlines dropped their merger proposal.

Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines are abandoning their merger proposal, which opens the way for JetBlue Airways to strike a deal for Spirit. Frontier and Spirit agreed Wednesday to drop their merger even while Spirit shareholders were still voting on it.