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Spirit shares sink 17% after JetBlue casts doubt on closing $3.8B merger
Spirit said there was no basis for terminating the merger agreement and it would continue to abide by its obligations and was expecting JetBlue to do the same.
Best and worst airlines of the year revealed: Which one hit rock bottom?
The last-place airline blames its futility on New York City airports facing notable challenges with weather and air traffic.
This major airline ranks dead last in legroom
One expert attributes the rise in bad onboard behavior to increasingly cramped cabin conditions.
JetBlue, Spirit Airlines to appeal judge's ruling that blocked $3.8B merger
The appeal continues the court fight to keep the merger alive, a deal Spirit needs as it faces financial difficulties.
Spirit Airlines shares hit record low as JetBlue deal collapse alarms investors
Spirit said it will continue to take prudent steps to ensure the strength of its balance sheet and ongoing operations.
JetBlue's $3.8B deal to buy Spirit Airlines blocked by federal judge
The ruling marked a victory for the Biden administration in its efforts to preserve competition among the lowest cost airlines.
Drunk first-time flier asked flight attendants to join 'mile-high club': prosecutors
A Detroit man is facing federal charges after he allegedly drunkenly propositioned two flight attendants twice about joining the "mile high club" with him during his first-ever flight, federal prosecutors...
JetBlue CEO to exit 'on the advice of my doctor,' cites 'pressure of this job'
Robin Hayes, who rose to the top job at JetBlue in 2015, will be succeeded by the company's chief operating officer, Joanna Geraghty, effective Feb. 12, 2024.
Teen flying solo on Frontier Airlines from Tampa to Cleveland ends up in Puerto Rico
A Florida teen traveling alone on Frontier Airlines from Tampa to Cleveland “mistakenly boarded a different flight” and wound up in Puerto Rico.
Spirit Airlines put 6-year-old flying alone on wrong plane during holiday rush: 'Where’s my grandson?'
"I ran inside the plane to the flight attendant and I asked her, ‘Where’s my grandson?'"
Unruly Spirit Airlines passenger is tossed from Florida-bound flight after punching cop
The unidentified male passenger could be seen getting into a verbal argument with another man onboard the Spirit Airlines plane as it was waiting to leave the gate at Ernesto...
Passenger brings their own parachute on Spirit Airlines flight: 'Smartest idea I’ve ever seen'
Spirit in the sky-dive. A Spirit Airlines passenger sparked guffaws galore after he was spotted wearing a parachute aboard a flight — with many viewers joking that it was a...
Chris Christie's niece charged for drunken 'Do you know who I am?' airport meltdown: report
Deputies were forced to strap Shannon Epstein to a wheelchair after she refused to get off of the jetway and showed "unusual strength" while foaming at the mouth.
Judge leans toward approving JetBlue's $3.8B deal for Spirit
The judge also said he expected airline fares would rise if no-frills, ultra-low-cost Spirit no longer was around to "undercut everyone else" and drive down prices.
Disturbing, viral video sees man harass Muslim woman wearing hijab at Fla. airport
Disturbing video captured a traveler harassing a Muslim woman wearing a hijab at a Florida airport -- calling her a terrorist and snapping pictures of her for a report to...
Spirit Airlines cancels dozens of flights to inspect some of its planes, disruptions will last days
Spirit did not describe the nature of the inspections and did not respond when asked for further information, but the Federal Aviation Administration said it involved inspection of brackets on...
Seemingly half-naked woman strolls through Florida airport: 'This ain’t right'
A viral video posted to Reddit on Thursday shows the seemingly oblivious woman standing in line at the Spirit Airlines counter at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, wearing an orange...
US airlines scramble to avoid cancellations after massive recall of 1,200 jet engines
JetBlue, Spirit, and Hawaiian are among the companies that are shifting ground crew and changing flight schedules after last month's recall.
Spirit to ground 7 planes over engine issue
Spirit Airlines CEO Ted Christie said Thursday that the carrier has to ground seven Airbus A320neo planes through the end of the year over an issue with Pratt & Whitney's GTF engines,...
This is the crazy moment a woman peed on the floor of a Spirit Airlines plane
“The plane is stopped. … I cannot hold the pee!” the woman shouts, adding that the crew member should “blame yourself."