All Spirit Airlines articles – Page 7
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NewsSpirit’s operational meltdown cost $50m; expects Q3 loss
Spirit Airlines has cut its third-quarter revenue expectations after cancelling thousands of flights due to weather and staffing issues.
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NewsSpirit says it will return to normal operations ‘next week’
Spirit Airlines expects to resume normal operations by the middle of next week after the airline was forced to cancel thousands of flights in the past six days due to staffing and weather issues.
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NewsSpirit’s operational woes continue for fourth day
Spirit Airlines is struggling to complete flights for the fourth straight day amid system-wide disruptions due to inclement weather and staffing bottlenecks.
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NewsSpirit cancels half of its scheduled flights
For the third day in a row, Spirit Airlines has cancelled hundreds of flights due to what it calls “operational challenges”.
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NewsSpirit delays or cancels almost 1,000 flights
In the latest disruption to passenger air travel across the USA, Spirit Airlines has been forced to cancel more than one-third of its flights in the past two days.
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NewsSpirit Airlines loses $288m loss in ‘challenging’ Q2
Spirit Airlines says the second quarter of 2021 was “challenging” as the industry slowly bounces back, and that it still faces a “choppy recovery”.
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NewsEliminating passenger mask mandate is ‘next step’: Spirit Airlines CEO
The US government can help reduce the incidence of unruly air passenger behavior by doing away with the requirement that travellers wear face coverings, says the chief executive of Spirit Airlines.
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NewsUS network carriers may soon retreat from leisure routes added during Covid: discount airline CEOs
The heads of two US leisure airlines expect major US network carriers will soon begin retreating from many leisure routes they dumped into their networks during the pandemic.
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In depthThe big shift: How the pandemic forced US airlines to revamp networks
Carriers are now deploying jets on numerous new “point-to-point” routes that connect secondary cities to leisure destinations. Such flights bypass major hubs – a strategy departing starkly from that of the heady pre-Covid years, when carriers centralised nearly all their operations at handfuls of major hubs.
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NewsSpirit again charges JetBlue-American alliance undermines competition
Spirit Airlines has once again complained to the Department of Transportation (DOT) that the “Northeast Alliance” (NEA) between JetBlue Airways and American Airlines is undermining competition.
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NewsSpirit anticipates positive earnings in 2021
Spirit Airlines is optimistic that it will be one of the first carriers to pull out of the coronavirus-driven industry crisis as leisure travellers begin to return and book vacations in greater numbers.
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NewsSpirit accuses JetBlue and American of coordinating beyond their alliance
Spirit Airlines is accusing JetBlue Airways and American Airlines of coordinating flights and routes outside of the scope of their new Northeast alliance.
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NewsFormer Spirit chief takes vice-chairman role at India’s GoAir
Former Spirit Airlines chief executive Ben Baldanza is to become vice-chairman of Indian carrier GoAir as it looks to strengthen its senior management and develop its ultra-low-cost model.
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NewsSpirit chief bets on A320neos and A321neos for capacity growth
Spirit Airlines continues to target mid-2021 as the inflection point when its capacity returns to pre-pandemic levels and is betting on new Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft for its expansion plans, two executives from the carrier said during an online discussion on 3 March.
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NewsSpirit targets return to full capacity in summer
Spirit Airlines made a $508 million operating loss in 2020 but plans to return to full pre-pandemic capacity levels by the summer travel season and take delivery of 16 aircraft by year-end. The US low-cost carrier’s 2020 loss compared with a $501 million profit in 2019. The rising number of ...
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NewsSpirit, Southwest reiterate concerns about JetBlue-American partnership
Spirit Airlines and Southwest Airlines have “serious competitive concerns” about the planned strategic partnership between JetBlue Airways and American Airlines.
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NewsUS airlines hike Q4 cash burn estimates
US airlines are warning that exploding coronavirus case counts across the country have sparked a new wave of cancellations which will negatively affect their business in the current quarter, including expectations of higher-than-previously-forecasted cash burn.
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NewsSpirit Airlines reports Q3 loss, anticipates more end-of-year travel
Spirit Airlines reports lower third-quarter results and is preparing for a significant upturn as leisure travellers look to the end-of-year holidays to begin to alleviate their pent-up demand for cheap, safe travel to visit family and friends.
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NewsAirlines delaying setting schedules to ‘last minute’
Market uncertainty means traditional network planning rules have disappeared in North American market
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NewsSpirit CEO predicts quicker recovery than larger competitors
The chief executive of Spirit Airlines suspects his carrier will recover from the coronavirus downturn faster than major US carriers, though the pace of Spirit’s long-term fleet-growth plan remains uncertain.