Spirit Airlines

The stalled recovery has led many carriers to pause or scale back capacity growth planned for July and August.

The announcement comes less than a week after the Treasury agreed to terms with five of the other largest carriers in the US.

Year-over-year, the airline will fly a solid schedule in July.

Spirit Airlines is planning to operate around 550 daily flights in July—an aggressive restoration of more than 80% of last year’s scheduled capacity.

Replacing Condor’s suspended service from Frankfurt is a key target for Pittsburgh International.

Routes’ latest North America market round-up, featuring new route launches, capacity changes and news from across the region.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across North America are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across North America are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The US Department of Transportation relied on precedent in its ruling regarding regional carrier Cape Air.

JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines received a greenlight from the U.S Transportation Department (DOT) to temporarily cut service to 16 large hubs across the country.

South Florida-based Spirit Airlines has launched an appeal to the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to halt flying to six cities in its network.

After being denied a request to suspend service to dozens of cities across the US, Spirit Airlines has asked again for certain destinations to be removed from its CARES Act obligations.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across North America are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across North America are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

Las Vegas-based LCC Allegiant Air published a detailed analysis of its required summer flying under terms attached to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and

A group of U.S. Senate Democrats called on airlines to release an estimated $10 billion in full cash refunds for flights canceled by passengers owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Airlines did not expect to have to pay back 30% of assistance.

The assistance will enable carriers to avoid furloughs through the COVID-19 crisis.

Largest six US airlines would have to pay back about a third of the payroll assistance they will receive in COVID-19 rescue.

South Florida-based Spirit Airlines is seeking relief from minimum service requirements attached to the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, as the ULCC looks to suspend service to at least a third of its network amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines have applied for emergency exemptions to the minimum service order outlined in the US government’s CARES Act.

Spirit Airlines, citing declining yields but not the falloff in bookings that most other U.S. carriers are facing, will trim its planned April capacity 5% and could extend the cuts deeper into the spring if necessary.

A senior Spirit Airlines executive defended the ULCC business model on Capitol Hill, telling U.S. lawmakers that Spirit’s low fares empower first-time and infrequent flyers to select air transportation over other forms of travel.

Spirit Airlines is increasing service between the US and Honduras with the launch of a new 3X-weekly route.

The ULCC believes it can stimulate more demand to and from Texas’ capital.