Spirit
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Cranky on the Web: Cincinnati Fares Finally Drop, Latrobe Loves Spirit
Spirit Airlines lifts fortunes of Arnold Palmer Regional Airport – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Latrobe is booming thanks to Spirit’s presence at the airport,…
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Spirit Explains Its First DOT Report Card, But Do You Agree With The Rationale?
This month, for the first time, Spirit’s operational performance is included in the Department of Transportation Air Travel Consumer Report. The results…
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Topic of the Week: At What Point Does Spirit Become a Threat?
You know this question has been asked in US airline headquarters for years. Spirit is growing, so when is it a real…
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Topic of the Week: Is JetBlue Overreacting to Spirit?
On Wednesday, Spirit announced it would fly from Boston to Vegas and seasonally to both Cleveland and Detroit. About 10 seconds later,…
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Spirit Goes International From Houston, Steals Southwest’s Thunder
The ramp-up to Southwest flying internationally from Houston has been a long one with political drama and major construction. But as Southwest…
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Alaska Airlines, Allegiant, ExpressJet, Frontier, Hawaiian, JetBlue, Mesa Airlines, Republic, SkyWest, Spirit, Sun Country, Trans States, Virgin AmericaEverything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About US Airline Tail Numbers (Part 2)
I had a lot of great feedback on last week’s post about the aircraft registrations of the big four airlines in the…
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Frontier’s Entrance Into Miami Seems Insane, But It Might Not Be
I’ve railed against Miami International Airport and its absurdly pricey airport projects in the past. All this drunken spending gave Ft Lauderdale…
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Spirit and Frontier Seem to Be Up for a Fight
For years, Spirit has said that it has hundreds of markets it can serve profitably in the US. With so much room…
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Cranky on the Web (September 15 – 19) and Some Reading Material for the Next Week
Usually when I go on vacation, I try to either write a bunch of posts myself or wrangle up some guest posts.…
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Cranky on the Web (September 1 – 5)
Allegiant Air now charging $5 for check-in at airport – KPCC 89.3 I was asked to talk about why Allegiant now charged…
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Cranky on the Web (July 21 – 25)
Cranky Analysis: Picking Apart Spirit’s Plan of Attack – PlaneBusiness Banter ($$Subscription Required$$) I dug into Spirit’s performance this time and found…
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Cranky on the Web (May 5 – 9)
Spirit Is Tired of Travelers Not Knowing How Their Airline Works – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Spirit is rolling out a marketing…