(NewsNation) — Airfares were already rising amid the war with Iran, and the collapse of Spirit Airlines could push prices even higher as a low-cost competitor exits the market. Spirit, often dubbed ...
The end of Spirit may not be the end of an era so much as the beginning of a reckoning. When fuel spikes, a botched merger, and a premium-obsessed traveler all show up at the same gate, the ...
On the Tuesday, May 12, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: Summer travel season is approaching amid major changes in the airline industry. Spirit Airlines’ collapse, rising fuel costs and disrupted ...
Like much of the world, Donald “Dean” Zoellers learned of Spirit Airlines’ demise on the morning of May 2. He was hit hard, certainly more than travelers who loved the Broward-based carrier’s low ...