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JetBlue founder and low-cost airline veteran explains how struggling airlines need to adapt to survive right now
Low-cost guru David Neeleman, who has founded five budget carriers since 1984, told BI some airline…
Taylor Rains
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Southwest is making big route changes as it prepares to reveal new details of its turnaround plan
Southwest reportedly plans to cut some 340 pilots and flight attendants at its busy Atlanta base as…
Taylor Rains
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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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The first ultra-low-cost airline using the Airbus A321XLR hopes passengers will choose to 'suffer the pain' of no-frills 7-hour flights
Ultra-low-cost carrier Wizz Air announced its first A321XLR route, betting passengers won't mind lo…
Pete Syme
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One of Europe's biggest low-cost airlines is selling a year of unlimited flights for $550 — but it comes with a whole heap of strings attached
Budapest-based budget airline Wizz is offering an "All You Can Fly" pass — but tickets are only ava…
Pete Syme
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A little-known low-cost airline just announced 18 new routes and its first international destinations
Avelo Airlines announced the addition of 18 new routes this fall with $52 tickets including interna…
Benjamin Zhang
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JetBlue is axing hot meals for economy flyers as it looks to cut costs
JetBlue's economy passengers on transatlantic flights can only order cold meals. The airline has re…
Pete Syme
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The US just showed it can stealthily sink an 820-ft ship with a low-cost bomb, and China is scrambling to say it's not impressed
The US sunk a 39,000-ton ship with a low-cost bomb. China criticized the exercise, calling it a sho…
Aditi Bharade
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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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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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A tiny low-cost airline you may not have heard of is expanding to 10 new cities. We asked its CEO what to expect.
Avelo launched its first plane in 2021 and now the low-cost airline is top ranked for reliability a…
Ana Altchek
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Taylor Rains
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The newest US low-cost carrier is finally launching flights — but to Nevada instead of Japan or Korea
US startup Northern Pacific Airways originally wanted to fly people from the US to Japan via Alaska…
Taylor Rains
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Here's what to do if your flight is canceled, as overwhelming demand and labor shortages rattle airlines and disrupt summer travel
Airline passengers have rights when flights are canceled and it can mean the difference between get…
Thomas Pallini,Taylor Rains,B…
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Breeze is launching 9 new routes, including 3 nonstops from New York to the West Coast using swanky A220 aircraft see the full list
Breeze will soon fly its swanky new A220 aircraft on nonstop routes from the lesser-known Westchest…
Taylor Rains
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The pandemic paved the way for a boom in cheap new US airlines this year — here are the newcomers the industry welcomed in 2021
Three low-cost startup airlines were introduced in 2021, including Avelo Airlines, Breeze Airways, …
Taylor Rains
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JetBlue just announced a bid to buy Spirit for $3.6 billion, edging out Frontier's $2.9 billion offer
Frontier and Spirit announced a groundbreaking merge worth $6.6 billion in February, but JetBlue is…
Taylor Rains
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A first-time flyer wound up more than 1,000 miles from her planned destination after a low-cost carrier put her on the wrong flight
Wasifa Jan somehow boarded the wrong plane without staff noticing, and only realized she was in the…
Matthew Loh
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I've flown on 5 US low-cost carriers and I'd fly on all of them again each for different reasons
Flying on a Spirit Airlines Airbus A320neo.Thomas Pallini/Business Insider