low-fare

Allegiant Travel Co.'s Allegiant Airlines, a low-fare leisure airline based in Las Vegas, intends to begin flights to Hawaii in the summer of 2012 with nonstop service from secondary cities in the West.

Hawaiian Drafts More Asia Flight Plans Susan Carey 2011

Logan lost lots of customers to Providence, R.I., and Manchester, N.H., for many years as low-fare Southwest Airlines Co. played its secondary-airport strategy to perfection.

Big Hubs Lure Back Fliers From Regional Rivals Scott McCartney 2011

The low-fare trend also is increasing labor unrest as airline employees worry that the push will cap growth in wages or lead to layoffs at less-competitive carriers.

Profits Under Pressure at Asian Airlines Eric Bellman 2011

Singapore Airlines announced in May that it will start a no-frills low-fare subsidiary that will operate flights on medium and long-haul routes next year.

Singapore Airlines' Net Sinks 82% on Fuel Costs Gaurav Raghuvanshi 2011

Nevertheless, the outlook indicates that a region known as a bright spot for aviation still faces major challenges, such as a surge in low-fare travel that is changing the dynamics of the market and causing pain and uncertainty for some airlines.

Profits Under Pressure at Asian Airlines Eric Bellman 2011

In addition to Boeing 737 jets, the fleet included 88 Boeing 717-200s—a jet the plane maker no longer produces—that Southwest acquired through its acquisition earlier this year of low-fare rival AirTran Holdings Inc.

Southwest Nears Deal to Purchase Boeing Jets David Kesmodel 2011

Singapore Airlines will debut Scoot, its proposed low-fare unit, in mid-2012 and have a fleet of four Boeing 777-200 planes by the end of that year.

What's News— 2011

XCOR Aerospace, a start-up that aims to be the low-fare leader in space tourism, plans to launch its rocket-powered flights from spaceports under development in South Korea and the Caribbean island of Curacao, as well as its home base of Mojave, Calif.

Slow Liftoff for Space Tours Stephanie Simon 2011

Lawmakers are calling for a broad investigation into low-fare bus companies after an accident in New York killed 15 people and critically injured several others.

NYPD Cracks Down on Buses Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011

Started with one plane in 2000, Lion Air has succeeded by sticking to offering no-frills, low-fare flights for underserved and remote destinations.

Lion Air Orders Put Spotlight on Indonesia Eric Bellman 2012