LOS ANGELES — Vacationers who rely on Spirit Airlines’ ultralow fares will want to check their itineraries twice this fall. The Miramar, Florida–based carrier has told employees it will cut its November 2024 flight schedule by 25 percent, the second deep reduction since the company exited bankruptcy on March 13.
LAS VEGAS — Budget flyers counting on neon-strip getaways or inexpensive hops to the coasts this winter will need to readjust their itineraries. Spirit Airlines, the bright-yellow emblem of U.S. ultra-low-cost travel, has quietly erased more than half of its planned Las Vegas departures for the fourth quarter of 2025.
BOSTON — The next time thunderstorms rumble across Boston Logan International Airport, travelers may want to brace for a long wait. New research from Harvard University indicates that the odds of being stuck on the ground for at least three hours are now four times higher than they were in the early 1990s.
HONOLULU, Hawaii — The marathon hop that linked Waikīkī’s surf to Fenway Park’s Green Monster is headed for retirement. Hawaiian Airlines has confirmed through its online booking engine that it will cease nonstop service between Honolulu’s Daniel K.
The plant at the heart of the story fired up in 2016, turning waste oils and animal fats into what the industry calls sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF. It supplied millions of gallons annually to United Airlines and JetBlue Airways—until production ground to a halt in April when all 35 employees were laid off.
ZURICH — Travelers flying through Switzerland’s financial capital will soon have a radically different in-flight experience aboard Swiss International Air Lines. The carrier, headquartered in Zurich, has revealed “SWISS Senses,” an end-to-end cabin makeover that introduces private first-class suites, lie-flat business seats with doors and refreshed premium-economy and economy sections.
ATLANTA — Thunderstorms sweeping across the East Coast and Florida threaten to upend what forecasters say will be the heaviest week of Independence Day air traffic in a decade and a half, according to figures and forecasts as reported by NBC News. The weather worries come on top of already eye-popping travel projections from the Transportation Security Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration and AAA.
JetBlue Airways will walk away from Miami International Airport on Sept. 3, 2025, ending the carrier’s brief, uneven stint at one of the nation’s busiest gateways, as reported by Simple Flying. The decision, confirmed by the airline over the weekend, means travelers who relied on JetBlue’s one-to-two daily Boston–Miami rotations will need to rethink fall travel plans.
