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Spirit Airlines sues DOT over Washington National slot allocation

Spirit Airlines sues DOT over Washington National slot allocation

Spirit Airlines has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Transportation (DOT), alleging improper allocation of new long-haul flight slots at Washington's National Airport (DCA). The dispute centers on DOT’s recent decision to award five "beyond-perimeter" slots—exemptions to the 1,250-mile flight restriction—to

DOT’s National airport beyond perimeter slot awards face scrutiny

DOT’s National airport beyond perimeter slot awards face scrutiny

View from the Wing questions DOT’s recent allocation of five beyond-perimeter flight slots at Washington National Airport (DCA), alleging the process violated federal law. The FAA Reauthorization Act stipulated that four slots go to the largest existing carriers at DCA (so called nonlimited incumbents) and one to a smaller

Frontier, Spirit, and JetBlue challenge beyond-perimeter slot awards at DCA

Frontier, Spirit, and JetBlue challenge beyond-perimeter slot awards at DCA

Frontier, Spirit, and JetBlue Airlines filed objections this week to Transportation’s tentative award of new slots at Washington National Airport (DCA) to American, Delta, Alaska, Southwest, and United. These were included in this year’s FAA reauthorization are exempt from DCA's 1,250-mile perimeter rule. The goal