News Formal

Spirit expanding at Newark Airport amid merger talks with JetBlue, Frontier

  • 📰 FoxBusiness
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 22 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 53%

United States News News

United States United States Latest News,United States United States Headlines

Spirit Airlines beat out competitors JetBlue and Alaska for 16 peak runway times at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to the Department of Transportation.

The Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that Spirit Airlines, which is in the middle ofwill expand service at Newark Liberty International Airport.

The DOT received applications from Spirit and JetBlue Airways for all 16 timings, and from Alaska Airlines for four. However, it was determined that Spirit would improve "competition in the Newark market, which was affected when Southwest Airlines discontinued service there," according to the DOT. The department also decided that the carrier was "most likely to provide the lowest fares to the most consumers.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 458. in US
 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Lovely.

Newark and Spirit, that’s just like departing the purgatory and stepping into the realms of hell.

United States United States Latest News, United States United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Stocks Making the Biggest Moves Premarket: Uber, DoorDash, Spirit, Altria and MoreThese are the stocks posting the largest moves before the bell.
Source: nbcchicago - 🏆 545. / 51 Read more »