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Spirit is struggling to survive. Bankruptcy will likely mean other airlines raise their prices.
Spirit Airlines is reportedly considering bankruptcy protection. That's likely to mean flying fewer…
Pete Syme
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Airlines are suspending flights to Haiti after a Spirit plane was hit by gunfire
A Spirit Airlines flight diverted after being shot on approach to Haiti. A JetBlue flight was also …
Pete Syme
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Spirit Airlines stock plunges after report it's considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
A Chapter 11 bankruptcy has the potential to let Spirit Airlines restructure its debt following a f…
Lian Kit Wee,Will Martin
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Spirit Airlines is selling planes worth $500 million and cutting staff as it fights to stay in the air
Spirit Airlines has struggled since its proposed merger with JetBlue was struck down. Reports have …
Pete Syme
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Problems keep piling up for budget airlines like Spirit Airlines — so get set to pay more
Spirit Airlines is reportedly considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as budget carriers seek …
Pete Syme
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Spirit Airlines is making big changes to how it sells tickets
Spirit Airlines announced a complete overhaul of its ticket offerings and added priority check-in a…
Benjamin Zhang
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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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Budget airlines like Spirit and Southwest are getting more desperate. You're going to hate it.
Low-cost airlines Spirit, Southwest, Frontier, and JetBlue struggling to turn a profit are scrambli…
Benjamin Zhang
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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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I flew Spirit Airlines for the first time. I was pleasantly surprised, but the new ticket system gives me pause.
Instead of choosing every extra amenity — such as snacks, WiFi, and extra legroom — à la carte, tra…
Gabbi Shaw
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Airlines are making a miraculous recovery by doubling down on premium seats
American, Delta, and United Airlines are doubling down on high-margin premium cabins and expanding …
Taylor Rains,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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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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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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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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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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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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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,P…
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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…