Delta CEO Ed Bastian offered his “sincerest apologies” on Wednesday to customers who were impacted by the carrier’s cancellations, delays and other operational failures over the late spring and early summer. “The issues we are seeing are temporary. We are already seeing…
For the fourth time, Spirit Airlines has canceled a shareholder vote on the proposed buyout by Frontier Airlines. A special meeting to tally the votes had been scheduled for Friday, July 15. It has been rescheduled for July 27. The meeting has…
Virgin Atlantic will debut its first Airbus A330neo in early October, introducing the aircraft on its London Heathrow-Boston route. A specific launch date has not been set. The carrier has up to 16 of the new generation widebody aircraft on order, with…
The DOT has awarded Spirit Airlines the right to operate 16 additional daily departures and landings at capacity-constrained Newark Airport. The peak-time landing rights are among the 36 daily slots that Southwest abandoned when it stopped serving Newark in 2019. The 20…
DALLAS (AP) — The prospect of a takeover of Spirit Airlines threatens to upend the cheap-fare end of the industry much like a series of mergers among big airlines reduced choices for travelers. Spirit is the largest budget airline in the U.S.,…
The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic. Travelers seemed to be experiencing fewer delays and canceled flights early Friday than they did earlier this week. The…
DALLAS (AP) — Airlines that have stumbled badly over the last two holidays face their biggest test yet of whether they can handle big crowds when July 4th travelers mob the nation’s airports this weekend. Problems were popping up well before the…
Adoption of IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) is on the rise among airlines. During a media roundtable Wednesday, IATA director of distribution Yanik Hoyles said 10% of indirect sales are being made through an NDC application program interface (API), compared to 5-6%…
Frontier Airlines on Friday increased its offer to buy Spirit Airlines. Frontier added $2 per share to its previous offer, boosting it to $4.13 in cash plus 1.9126 Frontier shares for each Spirit share. The airline also added a larger breakup fee…
American Airlines launched its new Main Select fare, targeting business travelers. The product is available in select high-frequency markets and offered only on the airline’s website and through New Distribution Capability-enabled travel agencies. Announced in November, the product offers refundable fares, same-day…