Spirit's bankruptcy as United and Delta fly high suggests there's more to success in airline industry than low fares, and ...

Budget Airline Model Under Pressure Amid Rising Costs ...

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told The Wall Street Journal in an interview on Thursday the budget airline model is dead, adding that these “crappy” models “screw the customer.” Kirby’s interview was ...

Rising jet fuel costs tied to the Iran war are testing the viability of budget air travel. Updated May 2. Spirit Airlines abruptly ceased operations before dawn on Saturday, leaving many of the ...

Spirit Airlines, the scrappy discounter that once rattled the industry with cheeky ads and rock-bottom fares, took its final flight after 34 years of upending the business of flying. Once worth as ...

One airline CEO is defending his carrier’s business model following months of economic uncertainty that has shook the industry. Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle said Wednesday the ultra-low-cost ...

Speaking at The Wall Street Journal's "Future of Everything" event, Kirby said the model was "dead." His comments came the same day United announced a new partnership with JetBlue. United Airlines CEO ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you ask Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, the ultra-low-cost airline model is dead. At an event hosted by The Wall Street ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby earlier this week took a shot at what he called the "crappy" budget ...

The war in Iran is stress-testing budget airlines, highlighting weaknesses in the model itself and raising fresh concerns for investors, travelers and policymakers. Jet fuel prices have roughly ...