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Spirit Airlines Experiences Widespread Delays Amid Technical Issue
More than 90% of Spirit Airlines’ flights were delayed on Thursday due to a technical issue that affected its website, app and airport kiosks.
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Spirit Airlines Apologizes After Denying Puerto Rican Family on US Flight Without Passport
Spirit Airlines apologized to a Puerto Rican family after one employee did not allow them to board a flight from Los Angeles to Puerto Rico because their toddler did not have a passport.
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Video Shows Smoke in Cabin of Spirit Airlines Flight After Battery Fire
A Spirit Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Jacksonville, Florida, after a battery fire in an overhead bin.
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Spirit Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Battery Catches Fire in Overhead Bin
A Spirit Airlines flight from Dallas to Orlando was diverted to a Jacksonville, Florida, airport after a battery on a passenger’s item in an overhead bin caught fire.
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‘Is This a Joke?': Man Traveling With 2 Daughters Says He Was Accused of Human Trafficking
A Florida father traveling with his two daughters said he was stopped at the airport and humiliated in front of other passengers as authorities accused him of human trafficking.
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From Legroom to Airfare: How JetBlue's Takeover of Spirit Could Change Air Travel
JetBlue is setting its sights on getting rid of Spirit’s tight seating and basic cabins.
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JetBlue Has Deal to Buy Spirit Airlines
JetBlue has agreed to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion in a deal that would create the nation’s fifth largest airline if approved by U.S. regulators
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Watch: Spirit Airlines Plane Catches Fire
Passengers on a Spirit Airlines flight had a frightening landing in Atlanta when their plane caught fire on the tarmac after one of its brakes overheated.
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Spirit Passengers Safe After Brakes Overheat, Briefly Catch Fire Upon Landing
Atlanta firefighters put out the fire and the plane was towed to the gate for the passengers arriving from Tampa to disembark, airport officials said.
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Spirit Wins Takeoff and Landing Rights at Newark Airport
Spirit Airlines will get valuable takeoff and landing times that Southwest Airlines is abandoning at busy Newark Liberty International Airport near New York City. The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday that Spirit “is most likely to provide the lowest fares to the most consumers” at the airport in Newark, New Jersey. JetBlue Airways — which is locked in a bidding...
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JetBlue Makes All-Cash Offer for Spirit Airlines, Complicating Planned Frontier Tie-Up
JetBlue’s bid comes less than two months after Spirit and Frontier agreed to merge into a discount airline behemoth.