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Category: Spirit Airlines
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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 to Put One-Third of Flight Attendants on Leave
The budget airline said it would furlough hundreds of employee as it waded through its second bankruptcy in a year.
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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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Spirit Airlines Pilot Is Charged With Stalking Two Children
The pilot, Dominic Cipolla, was arrested in July while on duty at New Orleans International Airport, the airline said.
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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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Spirit Airlines Will Prohibit ‘Offensive’ Tattoos and Revealing Clothing
The airline clarified (somewhat) the attire and appearance that might prevent passengers from being allowed to board or remain on a plane, a move that goes a step further than other major U.S. airlines.
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As Delta Reports Profits, Airlines Are Optimistic About 2025
The industry is enjoying a strong demand for tickets and rising profits, but it remains vulnerable to unexpected problems like a recession or a surge in inflation.
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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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6 Airports in Northern Haiti Are Reopened to U.S. Flights
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it was allowing air traffic to resume at half a dozen airports in Haiti, but the country’s main flight hub in the capital would remain off limits.
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What the Spirit Airlines Bankruptcy Could Mean for Travelers
Flights will still take off and travelers can keep booking tickets, the low-cost carrier said, as the company enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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Spirit Airlines Files for Bankruptcy
The low-fare carrier has struggled to find its footing after its planned merger with JetBlue was blocked by a federal judge.