A commercial airplane flying through a blue sky. Travelers once again named AirAsia the world’s best low-cost airline for 2025, earning the carrier a Skytrax World Airline Award for the 16th year in a ...

Other budget-focused airlines are rushing to fill Spirit's void, but it's still unclear whether they’ll fare much better.

Magnicharters is the latest low-cost airline to collapse as soaring jet fuel costs and thin margins prove a fatal combination ...

If not for surging fuel costs, Spirit’s plan to exit its second bankruptcy in less than a year would have worked, Davis told The W ...

New reports show rising fares, worsening delays, and fewer low‑cost options as airlines cut flights and Spirit Airlines shuts ...

If you’re dreaming of a spontaneous weekend in Lisbon, a sun-soaked escape to Mallorca, or a culture-rich city break in Kraków, budget travel just got a little bumpier. Major low-cost airline Ryanair ...

South Korea’s hybrid carrier Air Premia is expanding economy seat pitch to 33 inches while reducing aircraft seat capacity, prioritizing passenger comfort over high-density seating. The move contrasts ...

Allegiant CEO Greg Anderson said leisure travel demand is still strong despite higher fuel prices.

A new report from the aviation site ranks the safest airlines in the world, along with the safest low-cost airlines, and explains why the margins are tighter than ever. Yet despite the headlines, ...

Long before Spirit shut down nationwide, there was already evidence of what can happen when the airline exits a market. Late ...

One of the expected trends in 2026 is that premium economy will to continue to drive mainline airline growth. This is expected to continue until the end of the decade. Even so, low cost airlines are ...