Spirit
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Cranky on the Web: Spirited Discussions
Airlines ConfidentialI sat down with Ben Baldanza and Scott McCartney on their podcast to talk about Spirit’s current situation.
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Spirit’s Turnaround Plan is Filled With Hopes and Dreams, Few Specifics
To the surprise of nobody, Spirit lost a bunch more money in the fourth quarter of 2023. In fact, it lost over $160…
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JetBlue and Spirit Forced to Develop Their Own Strategies After the Merger is Blocked
I’ve moved up my usual Thursday post to Wednesday instead… since there was no reason to wait to talk about what just…
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As the Merger Trial Begins, JetBlue Watches Spirit Falter
This week marks the beginning of the trial in the Department of Justice’s lawsuit to block JetBlue from buying Spirit. After the…
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Cranky on the Web: An Upgrade for a Bump, How to Avoid More Fees
How to Get Upgraded to First Class: Use Oversold Flights to Your Advantage – Condé Nast TravelerIs it likely that you can…
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In the Fight Over the DCA Perimeter Rule, Spirit Has a Modest Proposal
After Delta and friends kicked off the latest round of perimeter rule madness, the main players have all been lining up, taking…
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Spirit Focuses on Its Schedule to Improve Operations
Spirit did not have a good summer in 2021. For years, this wouldn’t have been a big deal. After all, the airline…
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A Look at DOJ’s Problematic But Not Entirely Insane Lawsuit to Stop the JetBlue/Spirit Merger
It is official. The US government does not like the JetBlue/Spirit merger one bit. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a…
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The Feds Prepare to Crush the JetBlue Acquisition of Spirit
What has long been expected may very well become truth by the time you read this. Bloomberg is reporting that as soon…
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A Perfectly Good Flight Home From Oakland on Spirit (Trip Report)
I needed to stay the night in Oakland after my trip up on Delta, but I wanted to get back early. Delta…
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Frontier and Spirit’s Unlikely Spat in Phoenix
Ed Note: Spirit apparently filed these new Kansas City routes before Frontier’s announcement, but due to a data glitch, it wasn’t loaded.…
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The Cities Where JetBlue Thinks It Needs Spirit to Grow
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. It’s time to take yet another look at JetBlue’s plans for Spirit.…