Spirit
Surging jet fuel prices could mean some airlines going out of business, according to the chief financial officer of Ryanair, Europe’s biggest airline. Loading audio narration… “I think we will see some of the weaker carriers who were already struggling before the war possibly go to the wall in the…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Julian Richardson, a 42-year-old flight attendant based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I was a Spirit flight attendant for nearly eight years. It was my first and only job as a flight…
Spirit Airlines’ collapse left travelers without nonstop options on more than a dozen routes across the US and Latin America, but competitors are already moving to fill much of the gap. Loading audio narration… The now-defunct budget airline abruptly ceased flying in the early hours of May 2 after years…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jessica Stanton. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… On Saturday morning at 2:28 a.m., I had an email from Spirit Airlines informing me that my flight back to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had been canceled.I had…
United Airlines is offering price-capped tickets to Spirit customers who have had their flights canceled following Saturday’s announcement that the budget airline has shut down. Loading audio narration… “If you had a ticket booked on Spirit and your flight was canceled, for the next two weeks you can visit united.com/specialfares…
Your cheap fare to Florida could soon be a lot more expensive. Loading audio narration… After a failed merger with JetBlue Airways and two bankruptcies in under a year, the once ultra-low-cost giant Spirit Airlines is on the brink of collapse and asking for a government bailout.It hasn’t turned a…
