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Spirit Airlines’ shutdown was supposed to leave a hole in the market. JetBlue is already treating it like an opening — shifting planes, crews and new flights into Spirit’s Fort Lauderdale home base while cutting flying elsewhere.

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A fire broke out early yesterday morning at the Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel and…

Spirit Airlines has shut down, and the collapse exposes the fantasy that blocking its merger with JetBlue somehow protected consumers. Even so, we can’t pin down Spirit’s demise on one federal judge either. Spirit Airlines Shuts Down. Judge Young Owns Part Of This…So Do Shareholders Spirit Airlines is liquidating after...

Flight restrictions that had stymied airlines in the United Arab Emirates from restoring their full pre-Iran war timetables have finally been lifted by the country’s civil aviation regulator after what is described as a “comprehensive evaluation of operational and security conditions.” Airlines like Dubai-based Emirates and FlyDubai, as well as...

China Eastern Airlines flight MU 5406 was involved in an unusual ground incident after…

Late last night, after weeks of speculation that this was imminent, Spirit Airlines officially announced that they ceased operations immediately. All Spirit Airlines flights have been cancelled, which is bad news for those who had reservations for Spirit flights, particularly those in the midst of a trip. Other carriers are...

JetBlue Airways wasted no time in pouncing on picking up routes that now-shuttered Spirit…

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Spirit Airlines has plenty of stories people will mock, but one flight attendant’s farewell to the airline’s final passengers was unexpectedly gracious. As Spirit shuts down after 43 years in the air, he told passengers he did not remember the bad times — just the good ones — and thanked...

I walked out the door of the hotel that cold morning in Riga in Latvia, hoping to catch a sunrise like I did in Minsk and a sunset such as the one in Helsinki — only to find snow on the ground; and snow was still falling... ...but a closer look revealed to...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has outlined how the federal government is working with airlines to help passengers and crew members who have been left stranded after Spirit Airlines suddenly collapsed in the early hours of Saturday, grounding all flights with immediate effect. Passengers were urged not to even travel to...

As we all know, American has become a distant third among the ”big three” US carriers when it comes to both profitability and passenger experience. The issue is that American has essentially squandered the past decade plus trying to become less premium, focusing on a strategy of ”the schedule is...

UPDATE: Spirit Airlines has shut down, ending a 34-year run that transformed the U.S. airline industry and ushered in an era of no-frills service that made air travel accessible to millions of more Americans. An announcement on its website, posted at 3:00 am ET on May 2, 2026, confirmed the...

Spirit Airlines has collapsed. The beleaguered low-cost carrier with the bright yellow planes ceased…

I’m a little sad this morning as I had honestly been a fan of…

American Airlines spent years ripping seatback entertainment screens out of domestic aircraft and telling passengers their phones were good enough. Now its customer chief says “stay tuned,” suggesting one of the airline’s most visible passenger-experience mistakes may finally be getting reversed.