United CEO says ultra-low-cost airlines like Frontier are 'going out of business' thanks to poor customer service and a 'flawed' business model

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Scott Kirby took a jab at ultra-low-cost carriers during an interview with The Air Show podcast on Monday.

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

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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn takes near-10% stake in JetBlue, echoing his iconic TWA deal

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Carl Icahn.

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Drunk Spirit passenger asked flight attendants to join the 'mile-high club' and then lay on the floor of the plane, complaint says

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Spirit airlines planes sits at the gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas, on March 8, 2023.
Spirit Airlines planes sit at the gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, in an image used for illustration purposes.

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Spirit Airlines put a 6-year-old on the wrong flight and flew him 160 miles away from his family

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A Spirit Airlines plane.

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Spirit Airlines just canceled almost 200 flights. Customers will be impacted for 'several days' as it scrambles to finish safety inspections.

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Spirit Airlines canceled nearly 200 flights on Friday and Saturday.

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