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Study: Ultra-Low-Cost Carriers Drive Revenue Through Ancillary Fees
The ultra-low-cost carriers are notorious for their ancillary fee dependency – but how much of their revenue comes from add-on fees? According to a new report from Ideaworks, both Spirit Airlines and...
View ArticleExpanding Airline Networks Could Help Build VFR Recovery, Analysis Says
New analysis of the aviation industry by Fitch Ratings suggests the recent moves by airlines to bolster their networks could ultimately help them recover faster. By focusing on openings created by the...
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The Brand-New Free Spirit: More Points, Loyalty Tiers and Credit Cards for All
After listening to their frequent flyers, Spirit Airlines is relaunching their loyalty program to offer even more overall rewards. The new Free Spirit frequent flyer program offers members more ways to...
View ArticleFight Over Face Masks on Spirit Airlines Flight Ends with a Taser
A Spirit Airlines flight from Newark to San Juan, Puerto Rico ended with a fight over face coverings, ultimately broken up by police. One passenger was ultimately tased during the confrontation, after...
View ArticleSpirit Post Pre-Tax Loss of $128.5 Million, But Says Future is Very Bright
Spirit Airlines is still optimistic about their future once the COVID-19 pandemic comes to an end, despite posting their second consecutive quarterly loss. The airline reported a 2020 third quarter...
View ArticleTikTok Gets Flyer Reportedly Banned from Spirit
It’s not just the White House that is reported upset by social media forum TikTok. One flyer has reportedly been banned from the airline for a period of two years for showing off a boarding pass “hack”...
View ArticleFlyers Claim Trump Allegiance is Forcing Them Off Flights – But Is It True?
After the assault on the U.S. Capitol Building, some flyers say that their support of outgoing president Donald Trump is resulting in their removal off flights. However, videos taken by other...
View ArticleAlaska, Spirit and United Make APEX Health Safety List
Three U.S.-based carriers have been certified as “Health Safety” airlines for their COVID-19 protocols by the Airline Passenger Experience Association and SimpliFlying. Alaska Airlines and United...
View ArticleAirlines Internal “No-Fly” List Grows to Over 2,700 Flyers
Between face covering requirements and participating in the attack on the U.S. Capitol Building, airlines are continuing to ban flyers for their actions and behavior aboard airplanes. Data collected by...
View ArticleAirlines Take Over $11 Billion in Payroll Support from Second Stimulus
After the second stimulus package was passed by both houses of Congress, airlines wasted no time taking their piece of the allocated Payroll Support Program funds. Across U.S.-based carriers, the...
View ArticleSpirit Launches Two Credit Cards With Added Loyalty Benefits
After re-designing their loyalty program, Spirit Airlines is following up by adding two different Mastercard products with partner Bank of America. The no-annual-fee Free Spirit Travel Mastercard and...
View ArticleSpirit Celebrates New Program & Card with Virtual Concert
To celebrate the launch of their new loyalty program and credit card, Spirit Airlines will showcase their latest partnership with a concert on the runway. Country music star Brett Young will perform...
View ArticleSpirit Drops $157 Million in 2020 Fourth Quarter, But Stands Strong on...
Like other airlines, the end of 2020 was not kind for Spirit Airlines. The Florida-based low-cost carrier reported a net loss of $157 million, but still says their low-cost structure is a “key...
View ArticleFamily Accuses Spirit of Removing Non-Verbal Autistic Toddler over Face Covering
An Arkansas family is accusing Spirit Airlines of unfairly removing their four-year-old child with non-verbal autism off a flight from Dallas to Little Rock for not wearing a face covering. The family...
View ArticleAs More Americans Get Vaccinated, Airlines Start Dropping Pandemic-Specific...
With COVID-19 vaccinations being distributed in wider numbers, airlines are slowly starting to go back to pre-pandemic rules. Although face coverings will be here to stay for a while, boarding rules...
View ArticleCaught on Camera: Spirit Airlines Forced to Divert After Passenger Tries to...
A Spirit Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles made an unplanned detour after a passenger attempted to open an emergency door mid-flight. Video shows the man being restrained by other passengers until...
View ArticleCaught on Camera: Family Asked to Deboard Spirit Flight When Parents Didn’t...
Another family is crying foul against Spirit Airlines, after a flight attendant was caught on video asking them to leave the aircraft over face covering noncompliance. The altercation happened as the...
View ArticleAlaska, Spirit and Southwest Earn Top Marks in New Report
Alaska Airlines is once again given top honors in another airline survey. WalletHub announced Alaska as the top overall airline for 2021, while giving honors to Spirit Airlines as the cheapest overall...
View ArticleAirline Internal No-Fly Lists Grows to 4,000 and Counting
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines have maintained a simple policy: wear a face covering or find another carrier to get you to your destination. The latest numbers released by...
View ArticleDisruptions Force Spirit to Cancel 40 Percent of Schedule
A number of problems within Spirit Airlines forced the carrier to cancel nearly half of their schedule on Monday, August 2, 2021. Cities like Orlando were heavily affected, attributing for over 200...
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