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Business Wars Daily

Frontier and Spirit Slice Fees

Business Wars Daily

Wondery

News, Daily News, Business News, Business

4.6716 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Today is Monday, May 27, and we're looking at Frontier Airlines vs. Spirit Airlines.

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Travelers who are minding their budgets have long looked to two low-cost airline brands, Spirit and Frontier.

1:13.8

In fact, the two airlines complement each other so well in this space.

1:17.5

You may recall we told you about their attempted merger a couple of years ago.

1:21.6

Well, part of the secret to keeping their prices lower than other airlines is their so-called a la carte pricing.

1:28.6

In other words, when you book a ticket, you get a seat on the plane. But these budget carriers often leave out what

1:33.9

other airlines include in their ticket prices. So you have a seat, but if you want to pick your

1:39.1

seat, well, that's extra. Have any baggage? You're going to pay another fee. Want to snack while in flight? Yep,

1:45.2

pull out your credit card. But the winds of change may be upon us. Spirit has announced the end of

1:50.9

change in cancellation fees. As the company put it earlier this month, quote, cancellation fees are

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