Jet fuel prices nearly doubled. Airlines cut flights. Travelers were still buying tickets.
Jet fuel prices nearly doubled. Airlines cut flights. Travelers were still buying tickets.
That was already a pretty good recipe for higher airfares.
And then, Spirit Airlines went out of business.
Passengers were already paying more to fly – even before the industry lost the budget airline famous for pushing fares lower.
This was shaping up to be a very expensive summer to fly. Spirit’s demise will probably accelerate that trend.
The death of Spirit Airlines will likely mean higher airfares for travelers.
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Spirit Airlines' collapse will give some carriers more pricing power as they race to capture Spirit's customers.
Spirit Airlines, the pioneering discount airline that shook up the budget travel business, is shutting down its operations.
Spirit Airlines shut down before dawn on Saturday ending its run as the most famous U.S. discount airline.
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