Once known for cramped seats, surprise fees, and no-frills flying, budget airlines are now stepping up their game. A growing ...

Low-cost carriers, which emerged in the second half of the twentieth century following the global deregulation of the ...

A perfect storm of economic headwinds appears to be engulfing budget airlines across the United States. A slow economy and soft spending are causing a slump in travel demand among price-sensitive ...

Ultra-low cost airline Breeze is having a big year in Florida. There are 14 new routes from Sunshine State airports starting in September and October, a nonstop flight from Orlando to Norfolk, ...

The shutdown of an Iceland-based airline comes amid a turbulent period for low-cost carriers in the U.S. and abroad. Here's ...

Carriers like Spirit and Frontier have lost customers to bigger competitors and seen their costs balloon. Some are in ...

When U.S. airlines enter down cycles, as has happened over the past couple of months, it's typically a recipe that favors discounters. Take, for example, the Great Recession. In 2008, Delta, United ...

Spirit Airlines is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and concerns are swirling about the future of the budget carrier.

Asia’s low-cost airline market is vast, fast-moving, and unforgiving. It carries more than a third of all passengers across the region, yet it remains one of the hardest ...

It may seem like a worsening economy would be a boon for ultra-budget airlines, but in reality it’s the opposite. People who can’t afford to fly don’t really trade down, they just stop flying — ...

A LOW-cost airline has announced it’s ceasing operations immediately. Fly PLAY, an Icelandic airline based in Reykjavík has gone into administration and has cancelled all flights. In a ...

Play Airlines, the Icelandic low-cost carrier that offered flights from Boston Logan International and other airports ...