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Frontier is slashing capacity from over-served markets such as Las Vegas and Orlando as it chases higher-spending passengers.
Gordon Smith | 1 month ago
The two low-cost carrier mavericks, Ryanair and Southwest, are pursuing different distribution strategies with online travel agencies. Ryanair is seeking direct agreements, and Southwest just sues those that gain unauthorized access.
Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago
The airline is bullish on record profits, thanks to a busy summer for travelers.
Reuters | 4 months ago
It's like a low-cost airline version of "Game of Thrones," but with more fees and less legroom.
Michael Kahn and Joanna Plucinska, Reuters | 5 months ago
Travelers have increasingly turned to low-cost airlines in recent years in the hopes of finding less expensive ways to fly, but are they really saving money? Here's what we found on the matter.
Rashaad Jorden | 7 months ago
We've seen this playbook before — acquire a pesky little competitor and shut it down. Good for Air Canada, not good for travelers.
Reuters | 9 months ago
Airline Weekly
Ryanair continues to produce remarkably strong profits, even as low-cost competitors struggle. It sees more strength ahead as the peak spring and summer seasons approach.
1 year ago
After a bloody first half of 2022, followed by an underwhelming summer, Europe’s Ryanair-wannabe, Wizz Air, reported heavy underlying losses for calendar fourth quarter. Its operating margin? Negative 17 percent. The label “Ryanair wannabe” is not an insult.
Polite. Complimentary. Respectful. Nobody would use these adjectives to describe Scott Kirby’s attitude toward low-cost airlines.
EasyJet is making good on its recovery plan. From expanding at slot-constrained airports like Lisbon and opening new seasonal bases in Greece, the airline is on its way back to the black.