In a first, the US fines an airline for flight delays. Customers could get a cut.

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The US Department of Transportation fined JetBlue over chronically delayed flights.

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US airlines stopped from flying to Haiti for a month after planes from 3 different carriers were hit by gunfire

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A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 departs at Los Angeles International Airport en route to Pittsburgh on September 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
A Spirit Airlines plane was shot on approach to Haiti.

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Spirit Airlines stock plunges after report it is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

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Spirit Airlines is reportedly weighing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

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Budget airlines like Spirit and Southwest are getting more desperate. You're going to hate it.

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Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 arrives at Los Angeles International Airport during Memorial Day weekend on May 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Southwest Airlines will soon roll out assigned seating on all of its flights as the industry faces high costs and falling profits.

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A JetBlue passenger says she was scalded by hot tea during turbulence and is suing for $1.5 million

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A JetBlue Airbus A321neo.

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I flew in JetBlue's private 'apartment' for a 6-hour flight. The extra space made business-class travel even better.

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JetBlue's Mint Suite has more space than its regular business-class seats.

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Delta has the best first class and Southwest has the best economy seats — see JD Power's airline rankings

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The Airbus A321neo.
Delta's domestic first-class seats on board an Airbus A321neo.

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Spirit Airlines CEO Calls the Airline Industry a 'Rigged Game'

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Spirit Airlines CEO Ted Christie is definitely not bitter about how things went down with the JetBlue Airways merger that was halted by the Justice Department before eventually being abandoned.

The Worst Airlines for Losing and Damaging Luggage

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It would be easy to presume that airlines would spare no expense to ensure that passengers’ luggage meets them at their destination, considering how lucrative the attached fees are.

JetBlue Begins Surge Pricing for Checked Bags

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