A Delta Air Lines cabin. Leslie Josephs/CNBC A Senate subcommittee on Tuesday slammed U.S. airlines large and small over fees to pick seats on flights. Between 2018 and 2023 American, Delta, United, Spirit and Frontier brought in $12.4 billion in seating fees, including for seats with extra legroom as well as those in “preferred” locations…
Passengers check in at the Spirit Airlines counter at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on February 07, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Spirit Airlines, an icon of budget air travel that reshaped the industry, has filed for bankruptcy protection after years of mounting losses, a failed merger and more demanding…
A tourist takes a photo as the Acropolis’ Propylaea are seen in the background, in Athens, Greece, on June 28, 2024. Elias Marcou | Reuters Flights between the U.S. and Europe have not been this cheap in three years, when many countries were just lifting Covid-19 era rules. Fares are low even for the traditionally…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures were little changed in overnight trading Sunday as investors waited to assess whether the next batch of key corporate earnings could power the market to more records. Futures on…
The days of spotty — or worse, no — Wi-Fi on airplanes are numbered, said Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran. Reliable and fast Wi-Fi will become “ubiquitous” on full-service carriers, he told “Squawk Box Asia” Friday. But not just any Wi-Fi will do. As airlines race to entice passengers with fast — and ideally free…
