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Spirit Airlines unveiled in December a freshly updated interior. Complete with roomier seats, a larger tray table, and additional pre-recline on every row, this latest initiative is part of Spirit’s promise… Continue Reading
What if an airline refuses to let your “emotional support hamster” fly with you? That might seem like nothing more than a jokey headline, or downright clickbait, but for 21-year-old college student Belen… Continue Reading
Are you finding yourself increasingly cramped in coach-class seats? You’re not alone. The history of coach-class seating is a story of loss: the gradual loss of legroom, and comfort, as the airlines… Continue Reading
Spirit is the airline that everyone loves to hate. And paradoxically, it’s the future of air travel. In its latest airline capacity report, FlightGlobal found that of all U.S. carriers, Spirit’s… Continue Reading
Just over a year ago, Spirit Airlines hosted a sweepstakes with an especially attention-getting prize: free flights for a year. I wasn’t the only one who wondered if the prize was, on balance, a reward… Continue Reading
Cuba? Not so much. Beginning on June 1, Spirit will become the third airline to pull out of the Cuba market altogether, joining Frontier and Silver Airways. Two other airlines, American and JetBlue, have… Continue Reading
How low can you go? And what are you willing to sacrifice to go so low? Those are the questions posed by bare fares. Bare fares are what cheeky ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit calls its stripped-down airfares:… Continue Reading
Bob Fornaro, the new CEO of Spirit Airlines, delivered his first investor call address today, and while he didn’t announce any major changes, he gave us some insight into what changes the company… Continue Reading
2016 opened with a bang in the airline industry, as Spirit Airlines announced that it was parting ways with CEO Ben Baldanza and bringing in former AirTran CEO Bob Fornaro, who had found himself with… Continue Reading
Spirit Airlines announced that it is going to be the second ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) to enter the Seattle market, launching “double-daily (twice per day)” flights to Las Vegas and Los… Continue Reading