Spirit Airlines plans to shrink its fleet to fewer than 80 jets. It once had over 200.

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Spirit Airlines plane at Fort Lauderdale.
Spirit Airlines plane at Fort Lauderdale.

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'Fire him': Elon Musk and the billionaire CEO of Europe's biggest airline trade insults over Starlink

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Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said he wasn't interested in Elon Musk's Starlink.

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I flew Frontier Airlines from Atlanta to Newark for $112 round-trip. It wasn't a deal — it was a compromise.

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Traveling on Frontier Airlines required many sacrifices, but the flight was smooth.

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See inside the newest plane Avelo just bought. It will be one-of-a-kind in a US fleet — and it skips the middle seat.

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The E195-E2 profit hunter with blue bird livery.
Avelo purchased the E195-E2 to complement its fleet of Boeing 737s, and this plane won't have middle seats.

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Frontier Airlines announced 20 new routes, looking to win new customers as Spirit struggles

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Frontier Airlines planes are parked at gates in Denver International Airport (DEN) in Denver, Colorado, on August 5, 2023.
Over a third of Frontier's capacity overlaps with Spirit.

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Budget airline Norse is axing half its US to Europe routes, making cheap Transatlantic travel more difficult

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A Norse Atlantic Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner landing at Rome Fiumicino airport
Norse Atlantic Airways is leasing half of its 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliners to IndiGo.

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Spirit Airlines' financial woes could make your flight with a competitor more expensive

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A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-271N aircraft departs Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Spirit Airlines' share price fell by 40% on Tuesday, while competitors' soared as much as 29%.

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Spirit Airlines warns it may not survive another year after huge losses

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A Spirit Airlines plane at an airport.
Spirit said it could sell aircraft to meet liquidity requirements.

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Frontier is the latest budget airline to add 'first class' seats to target more premium flyers

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Frontier is adding a new first-class seat as customers remain willing to pay more for premium amenities on board.

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Airlines fume after Spain hits low-cost carriers with $187 million in fines

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Image of a Ryanair plane and a Vueling plane.

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