Spirit Airlines

Transportation

Frontier-Spirit merger promises better deals and service; critics aren't so sure

Joe Hernandez

The combined airline would offer 1,000 daily flights to more than 145 destinations in 19 countries and directly add 10,000 jobs by 2026. But consumer advocates have their doubts.
Transportation

Frontier makes a bid to purchase Spirit for $2.9 billion and create a mega-discount airline

Associated Press

The combination would create a larger discount airline to compete against the nation’s dominant carriers.
Economy / Business

The Sunshine Economy: Spirit Airlines Evolves

Tom Hudson

Spirit Airlines is a major economic force in South Florida: it is the second largest carrier at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport; it is a...
Local / State

Federal Judge Orders Spirit Airlines Pilots To Stop Boycotting Flights

Associated Press

Less than a day after skirmishes broke out in Spirit Airlines' Fort Lauderdale terminal because of canceled flights, a federal judge has sided with the...
Spirit Airlines Taps A Nation Of Hate Fliers

Zoe Chace

Spirit Airlines is one of America's fastest-growing airlines. It's also among the least popular airlines in America. How can one airline be both things at once?

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