Spirit Airlines

On today’s podcast we explain why Choice is looking upscale, Spirit is exiting bankruptcy, and why AI doesn’t worry Booking.com.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge approved Spirit’s restructuring plan to emerge from bankruptcy as a private company, just a week after the ultra-low-cost carrier rejected Frontier’s proposal for a merger.

On today’s episode we look at the American Eagle crash in Washington, D.C., innovations and shifts in hospitality, and Frontier’s bid for rival Spirit Air.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a junk fee disclosure rule, arguing that it violated an administrative law.

Frontier is making an offer to combine operations with the beleaguered Spirit Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy in November. Spirit says it is still carrying on with its plans to be a standalone carrier.

Breeze, one of the newer carriers in the U.S., recorded its first profitable quarter as its ultra-low-cost rivals struggle.

As bankruptcy proceedings continue, Spirit executives are under pressure to deliver a leaner and more financially robust airline. 

In a hearing that became heated, senators expressed frustration that executives wouldn’t reveal what determines the ancillary fees.

As millions are set to travel for Thanksgiving this week, the senate subcommittee on investigations released a report that outlined how much revenue airlines have collected from seating and baggage fees.

As expected, Spirit Airlines—America’s seventh largest airline by revenues—filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week. The move follows four-plus years of heavy losses, leading to unsustainably large debt obligations.