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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.

Days ahead of a shareholder vote at Spirit Airlines over a proposed buyout by rival budget carrier Frontier, the vote is being cancelled for a fourth time due to a lack of support from investors.

Frontier CEO Barry Biffle said in a letter made public Monday that if the merger still lacks enough support from Spirit shareholders by a scheduled vote this Friday, that the voting be delayed until July 27.

Spirit Airlines said Thursday it was again postponing a shareholder vote on a proposed merger with Frontier Airlines to continue talks with Frontier and rival bidder JetBlue Airways. The vote was delayed from Friday until at least July 15.

Shares of Spirit Airlines rose Thursday after it postponed a vote for the second time on a proposed merger with Frontier Airlines, allowing for a bidding war over the budget airline between Frontier and JetBlue Airways to play out.

Frontier Airlines has settled a discrimination lawsuit brought by a group of flight attendants who claimed the carrier discriminated against them during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.

Frontier Airlines’ parent company is offering to buy Spirit Airlines in a $2.9 billion cash-and-stock deal that will create the nation's fifth largest carrier.