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Basic comes for air travel (or we’re all basic now)

Basic comes for air travel (or we’re all basic now)

Just as the so-called ultra-low-cost carriers (ULCCs), with their “unbundled” fares, started dying off (in the US, anyway), the network carriers have cribbed the fee-forward strategy, expanding basic fares from back to front of the plane and building a customer-facing ladder of, well, fees in each cabin. This in addition

Frontier Airlines announces 16 new routes as Spirit enters bankruptcy

Frontier Airlines announces 16 new routes as Spirit enters bankruptcy

Frontier Airlines is launching 16 new routes across the U.S. and the Caribbean in February and March 2025, including returns to Tucson, Reno, and Antigua and Barbuda. Introductory fares start at $19 for select routes, with service expanding from cities like Denver, Orlando, and Atlanta. Highlights include new connections

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy, seeks restructuring to stay competitive

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy, seeks restructuring to stay competitive

Spirit Airlines, which pioneered ultralow-cost air travel, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, reports the Wall Street Journal, becoming the first major US passenger airline to do so since American Airlines in 2011. The expected bankruptcy is the result of mounting debt, rising labor costs, and intense competition from legacy