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Airfares Have Spiked. Is the Death of Spirit Airlines to Blame?

In the wake of the ultra-low-cost carrier’s closure, and with the cost of fuel and labor rising, domestic fares have become less competitive. But there are ways to parry higher prices.

Β© Rebecca Noble/Getty Images

Spirit Airlines planes parked at the Phoenix Goodyear Airport in Goodyear, Ariz., in May, a few days after the airline ceased operations.

Airfares Have Spiked. Is the Death of Spirit Airlines to Blame?

In the wake of the ultra-low-cost carrier’s closure, and with the cost of fuel and labor rising, domestic fares have become less competitive. But there are ways to parry higher prices.

Β© Rebecca Noble/Getty Images

Spirit Airlines planes parked at the Phoenix Goodyear Airport in Goodyear, Ariz., in May, a few days after the airline ceased operations.
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