Cranky Flier, today:

As Spirit continues to liquidate on its way out the door, the shuttered carrier plans to put its 22 slots at LGA — with their street value of almost $87 million — up for bid in July.

…American, Frontier, JetBlue, and Southwest seem to be the early favorites with a dark horse candidate looming in Porter Airlines.

The article notes that the FAA prefers the slots go to another low-cost carrier, and bear in mind that these slots are at Terminal A (the ‘A’ stands for ancient). Still, it’s American’s best short-term opportunity to make up some ground in NYC.