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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A Jewish passenger is suing JetBlue claiming religious discrimination after he was thrown off a plane following his refusal to sit next to a woman

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Abraham Lunger is suing JetBlue saying he experienced religious and racial discrimination.

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United Airlines is the latest carrier to raise bag fees. Here's how much more you'll have to pay.

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Major airline passengers will be paying more for checked bags.

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New Google Feature Will Wait on Hold for You

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Google’s testing a new feature called “Talk to a Live Representative” that will contact businesses for you, navigate their phone trees, wait on hold, and then call you when a real human being is ready to chat. It could solve one of the more frustrating parts of dealing with corporations, and it brings us one step…

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