Air Premia is expanding economy class seat pitch to 33 inches across its fleet while reducing total seat numbers. The hybrid airline’s strategy contrasts with typical low-cost carriers that increase ...

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 ...

Competition at the largest US airports is ferocious. Large airlines have claimed most of these busy airports as hubs and fine-tuned how to defend their turf from low-cost carriers.

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 ...

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, ...

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 carriers have some of the newest, most fuel-efficient planes in the industry, but if travel demand in the United States falters ‌as a result of growing macroeconomic uncertainty, paying ...

Frontier Airlines is well known as a low-cost airline that doesn’t necessarily have the best perks, but provides cheap flights to many popular destinations. Unfortunately, this business model hasn’t ...

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, ...

Arajet, a Dominican Republic-based airline, announced Wednesday it will begin direct service between Boston and Santo Domingo four times per week beginning Nov. 20. Introductory one-way fares between ...