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Spirit passengers are getting fed up with the ultra-low-cost airline's extra fees
Spirit lowered its revenue estimate, blaming declining non-ticket revenue. United's CEO previously …
Pete Syme
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Boeing is buying Spirit Aero which makes the door plug that flew off the Alaska Airlines flight — in a $4.7 billion deal
Boeing is set to acquire Spirit AeroSystems, a manufacturer of parts for its 737 and 787 planes, Re…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Airline passengers face chaos and uncertainty after massive IT outage
Passengers reported being stranded at airports, receiving hand-written boarding passes, and facing …
Polly Thompson,Nora Redmond,Paige Bruton,Hannah Abraham
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Airlines may owe you for your flight chaos. Here's what to know.
Thousands of flights were canceled or delayed in the United States on Friday due to an IT issue cau…
Benjamin Zhang
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Airlines are scrambling to fix the unsustainable crisis caused by too many cheap flights
A flood of low-priced, money-losing, economy-class seats has airlines across the industry scrambli…
Benjamin Zhang
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Spirit Airlines passengers say they were told to prepare for an emergency water landing in a chaotic flight to Florida
The flight from Jamaica to Florida was forced to return to the airport due to a suspected mechanica…
Tom Carter
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Delta's CEO just sounded the alarm for airlines that depend on selling cheap tickets to survive
Delta CEO Ed Bastian had stark words for competing airlines that depend on selling low-priced ticke…
Benjamin Zhang
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Delta was the hardest-hit US airline during the mass IT outage, and 3 days later, it's still suffering
By late Monday morning, Delta had canceled more than 700 flights. In total, it has canceled more th…
Nora Redmond
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Airbus agrees to pay $1 for Spirit AeroSystems assets in deal sparked by Boeing 737 Max blowout
Airbus said it would also receive $559 million in compensation from Spirit AeroSystems. Boeing is b…
Pete Syme
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Airlines got too confident, and now they are paying the price despite record-breaking travel
Airlines added too much capacity amid confidence in soaring demand. Boeing, high costs, and fewer h…
Taylor Rains
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These are the best airlines right now, according to The Points Guy
Ultra-low-cost carrier Allegiant had the best reliability, thanks to its low rate of cancellations,…
Taylor Rains
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It's the end of budget airlines as we know them
Airlines have been forced to seek alternative revenue opportunities as tough economic conditions re…
Taylor Rains,Pete Syme
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I take dozens of flights a year as an airline reporter. I always go for the aisle seat — even if it costs extra money
Now that I'm only a year away from 30 with a little more fun money and desire for comfort, I've got…
Taylor Rains
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I used to ultra-low-cost airlines to save money. Their cheap tickets aren't worth the headache anymore.
Mainline carriers offer the best of both worlds with basic economy, and I've found the discounted f…
Taylor Rains
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I've been flying ultra-low-cost airlines for years and have never been charged extra — these are my 4 tips for avoiding fees
The a-la-carte business model used by carriers like Frontier and Spirit can cost travelers hundreds…
Taylor Rains
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Spirit's CEO says the airline has a plan to become profitable again
Spirit posted an annual net loss of $447 million but CEO Ted Christie says the airline is focused o…
Marielle Descalsota
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I usually avoid budget airlines, but an $18 Spirit Airlines flight changed my mind
It seemed to good to be true since other nonstop flights were about 10 times that price — but the c…
Carly Caramanna
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United CEO says ultra-low-cost airlines like Frontier are 'going out of business' thanks to poor customer service and a 'flawed' business model
In a candid interview, United Airlines' CEO criticized cheaper competitors like Frontier and Spirit…
Taylor Rains
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Spirit Airlines is the latest meme stock amid 131% spike
The trading frenzy in Spirit Airlines first unfolded last week after a court blocked JetBlue's prop…
Matthew Fox
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Southwest says 80% of its customers didn't like the unassigned-seating policy. But I will miss it.
Southwest Airlines said it was doing away with its open-seating policy because customers don't like…