Southwest to get rid of open seating, offer extra legroom in biggest shift in its history

A Southwest commercial airliner takes off from Las Vegas on Feb. 8, 2024.Mike Blake | ReutersSouthwest Airlines is ending open seating and will offer extra legroom seats on its airplanes as mounting pressure on the carrier to increase revenue prompts the biggest changes to its business model in its...

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Delta cancels more flights, struggles to recover from Microsoft outage

Travelers wait in line at a Delta Airlines counter at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on July 19, 2024. Airlines around the world experienced disruption on an unprecedented scale after a widespread global computer outage grounded planes and created chaos at airports.Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesDelta Air...

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United (UAL) earnings Q2 2024

United Airlines planes at Denver International Airport.Leslie Josephs | CNBCUnited Airlines' second-quarter profit rose more than 20% over last year as strong demand for international travel boosted the carrier's results, but third-quarter results came in shy of estimates.United said Wednesday that it expects to earn between $2.75 and $3.25...

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Spirit Airlines issues second-quarter loss warning

A Spirit Airlines aircraft undergoes operations in preparation for departure at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 12, 2024.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesSpirit Airlines said Tuesday it would post a deeper-than-expected loss for the last quarter because of revenue that came in short of its expectations.Shares...

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