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Frontier adds carry-on fee for some passengers

Spirit Airlines Inc. began charging a carry-on fee three years ago.

DFW Airport adds 200th destination

Low-cost carriers increased their DFW traffic by 31.2 percent to 516,082 as Spirit Airlines added several destinations in the past year.

US Airways hopes to gain legitimacy with merger

It was "a very stark reminder of what was going on," says Ben Baldanza, a former US Airways executive and now CEO of Spirit Airlines.

Distribution systems seek information on airline fees

Meanwhile, Spirit Airlines, Allegiant Air and Southwest Airlines are asking the Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court ruling forcing them to include taxes in their advertised fares.

3 airlines seek flights at DC's National Airport

Three airlines are offering competing proposals to add flights at Washington's Reagan National Airport after Spirit Airlines moved its flight operations to Baltimore.

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Airlines collected record baggage fees in 2012

Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines collected the most, an average $19.99 per passenger in baggage...

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Spirit Airlines and Allegiant Air already impose a carry-on fee.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.: Ft. Lauderdale airport workers file complaints

They claim the companies they work for - Superior Aircraft Services, Bags, Inc. and Direct...

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Airline Fees Collect Record High In 2012 With More Than $6 Billion Earned

Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines collected the most, an average $19.99 per passenger in baggage...

Woman Kicked Off Plane For Singing Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You'...

Last July, a man in Chicago was kicked off a Spirit Airlines plane because his pants were too...

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Colorado Man Accused of Groping Flight Attendant

A Spirit Airlines passenger accused of groping a flight attendant as she walked by faces a...

Spirit Airlines Raises Forecast for Operating Margin

Spirit Airlines Raises Forecast for Operating Margin

Airline says pilot wasn't warned of plane he hit at Fla. airport

Washington (CNN) -- Spirit Airlines says a pilot who clipped the tail of another aircraft on New...