Mass flight cancellations during peak holiday travel season have forced travelers to miss school and work and to spend thousands on extended tropical vacations.
Category: Frontier Airlines Inc
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Discount Airlines Like Spirit and Frontier Changed Flying. Now They’re in Trouble.
Carriers like Spirit and Frontier have lost customers to bigger competitors and seen their costs balloon. Some are in financial distress.
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Spirit Airlines Files for Bankruptcy for 2nd Time in a Year
The troubled carrier last exited Chapter 11 in March. It said more could be done to stabilize the company with a second filing.
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Tripped Up: I Gave Up My Seat for $800, but Frontier Forgot to Pay Me.
When the low-cost airline asked for 20 volunteers to take a later flight, one of them never received the promised voucher. Was a handwritten list to blame?
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Grandmother Is Stranded When Her Parrot ‘Plucky’ Can’t Board Flight
Plucky, an African gray parrot, accompanied its owner, Maria Fraterrigo, on a Frontier Airlines flight to Puerto Rico in January. But a gate agent would not let it on board the return flight.
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Unruly Passenger Aboard Frontier Flight Bashes Window and Is Subdued
The man broke the window’s inner pane and plastic frame before being subdued on a Frontier Airlines flight on Tuesday. The F.B.I. is investigating.
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Frontier Airlines Offers to Buy Spirit Airlines, Again
Spirit, which filed for bankruptcy protection in November, called off a deal with Frontier in 2022 after receiving a higher bid from JetBlue that was ultimately thwarted by a federal judge.
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Travel 2025: New Lounges and Elite Cabins Aim to Win Over Air Passengers
Airlines hope to meet the traveler demand for premium flying, whether by offering more roomier seats in economy or upgrading higher-tier classes.
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Airlines and Senators Battle Over Added Fees for Checked Bags and Seating
At a congressional hearing on Wednesday, senators framed the tacked-on fees for passenger seats or bags as akin to extortion. Airline executives pushed back, saying they gave customers options.
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U.S. Airplane Food Is Getting Better, If You’re Flying First Class
U.S. carriers are offering complimentary in-flight menus created by celebrated chefs, wine pairings selected by master sommeliers and specialty dishes available for preorder. To some of us, that is.
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Sharp Drop in Airfares Cheers Inflation-Weary Travelers
Airlines are starting to offer bargain prices, including to popular overseas destinations like Paris, a sign that they are fighting to fill planes.
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Battle Over Travel Rewards as Delta and Others Rethink Loyalty Programs
Delta Air Lines reversed course on some changes to its SkyMiles program, but across the travel industry, loyalty programs, which now rely more on credit card spending than miles flown, are in flux.