Spirit
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Cranky on the Web: Spirit Again, the Chicago Conundrum, “Out of Control” Passengers, Mexico
Iran war threatens $11.7 trillion global travel industry as passengers get caught in crossfire – CNBC I know the headline is about…
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Cranky on the Web: United Only Likes You If You Have the Credit Card, Spirit in Vegas
Spirit Airlines may end Las Vegas flights from several West Coast cities – 3 News Las Vegas The word “may” is doing…
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Spirit Plans to be a Premium, Big City Allegiant
Spirit continues to fight through its Chapter 11 proceeding with surprising success. While many have assumed that the airline would never make…
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Spirit’s November Data Is Here and It Ain’t Pretty
I was done for the year. Oh sure, I have the usual year-end posts, but I was ready to take a break.…
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Spirit’s October Was Better Than September, But It Was Still Very Bad
I’m pretty sure the release of Spirit’s monthly operating report to the bankruptcy court is going to be a regular feature here…
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Spirit Learns That Bankruptcy and Concern of Imminent Failure Aren’t Good for Business
September has always been a bad month for leisure airlines. That’s the first full month after kids are back in school, and…
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The LAX Terminal Shuffle Begins Again as Terminal 5 Prepares to Shut Down
If you happen to be traveling to or from Los Angeles (LAX) on American, JetBlue or Spirit in the near future, get…
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Spirit Shrinks By More Than Half, May Have Hope of Survival
It has been a remarkably busy week in Spirit’s bankruptcy case, and the headline really is that Spirit is making big changes…
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Cranky on the Web: Spirit in South Florida, A Poor Cranky Dorkfest Article
Broward-based Spirit Airlines plans major cost cuts amid second bankruptcy in a year – CBS News MiamiThe local CBS station in South…
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Spirit All But Abandons the West
Spirit was born in Detroit, but it earned its ultra low-cost carrier wings in Florida. The West wasn’t a part of the…
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Spirit Reverses Most of Its Recent Network Experiments
Spirit is bankrupt, and it has told us that it will redesign its network. The airline is not wasting much time. Last…
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Spirit is Bankrupt Again, But Will It Survive?
Nobody should be surprised to hear that Spirit has once again filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — unless the surprise was…