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Bonza sought to shake-up the establishment by bringing low-cost travel to smaller towns and cities across Australia.
Gordon Smith | 4 days ago
Travelers have increasingly turned to low-cost airlines in recent years in the hopes of finding less expensive ways to fly, but are they really saving money? Here's what we found on the matter.
Rashaad Jorden | 9 months ago
Keen to secure its $2.9 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines, Frontier Airlines is determined to not let anything come in its way of creating the fifth-largest U.S. airline. JetBlue, for its part, is waiting in the wings. Over to the regulators.
Anirban Sen and Greg Roumeliotis, Reuters | 2 years ago
Good morning from Skift. It's Tuesday, February 8, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.
Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago
The rumors have come true with Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines unveiling plans to merge Monday. The deal would create a U.S. budget juggernaut and the country's fifth largest airline but likely faces a tough approvals process from the pro-competition Biden administration.
Edward Russell | 2 years ago
Is it prudent to travel for leisure? Perhaps not. But is that stopping people from traveling? No, it is not. So Allegiant Air and its CEO Maury Gallagher figure it might as well benefit.
Brian Sumers, Skift | 4 years ago
Spirit Airlines executives suspect their airline is well-positioned to win in a recovery. They're probably right, since low-cost options often thrive during a recession. But Spirit has to withstand the crisis first.
Sun Country is betting its unusual model will help it endure the crisis better than other airlines. But it's no sure thing. The airline faces many of the same problems as other carriers.
Ultra-low-cost carriers have gotten a raw deal from the U.S. governments bailout. There's no good reason these airlines should be forced to fly so many flights when demand is near zero.
Spirit Airlines entered seven new markets last year. Don't look for that to happen again in 2020. The airline's network is reaching maturity.
