8/12/13 New airline may get the Spirit of cheap fares - latimes.com www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-frontier-airlines-indigo-partners-discount-20130809,0,3686839.story 1/4 Comments 3 Email Share Tweet Tweet 5 1 By Hugo Martin August 11, 2013 , 10:00 a.m. Member Center Alerts & Newsletters Jobs Cars Real Estate Rentals Weekly Circulars Local Directory Place Ad BUSINESS LOCAL U.S. WORLD BUSINESS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT HEALTH LIVING TRAVEL OPINION SHOP TRENDING NOW ERIC HOLDER HANNAH ANDERSON DODGERS TRAIN TO LAX JASON DUFNER KATY PERRY Search New airline may get the Spirit of cheap fares 32 Get ready for the takeoff of another super-cheap airline offering ultra-low fares with loads of passenger fees. Industry insiders say the new super-discount airline may soon be launched with the help of Indigo Partners, the Phoenix-based private equity firm that invested in Florida- based Spirit Airlines in 2006 and helped persuade its chief executive, Ben Baldanza, to adopt dirt-cheap fares and abundant fees. Indigo is reportedly negotiating to buy Denver-based Frontier Airlines from its parent company, Republic Airways Holdings. Meanwhile, Indigo has started to divest itself from Spirit, with Indigo owner William Franke and Indigo principal John Wilson resigning from the Spirit board of directors. “They really are taking the Spirit Airlines playbook from Florida to Denver,” said Henry Harteveldt, a travel analyst with New York-based Hudson Crossing. Indigo officials did not respond to requests for comment, and Republic Airways representatives would only say that they expect to sell Frontier to a “third-party purchaser” by Recommended on Facebook Amber Alert: James DiMaggio killed in Idaho wilderness; girl safe Lisa Schweitzer recommends this. What did Edward Snowden get wrong? Everything Lisa Schweitzer recommends this. 'Mandatory minimum' sentences to Connect Like 542k advertisement advertisement THIS WEEK'S CIRCULARS Menards CURRENT FLYER Sports Authority THIS WEEK ONLY MORE CIRCULARS » Chance sighting solved Amber Alert case EDITORIALS OP-ED LETTERS OPINION L.A. READERS' REP Spirit Airlines' newest offer: wine in a can Chinese tourists' spending in the U.S. takes off Photos: Hidden weapons at airport security: TSA reveals 10 scary surprises Indigo Partners is reportedly interested in buying Frontier Airlines. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press / September 21, 2008) Like 27 Hi, Bart_Reed Like 542k
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rlt2050 at 2:22 PM August 11, 2013
Save money on the luggage fees by wearing a few socks, underwear, shorts and shirts whenyou board. LOL.
kwilson3 at 2:12 PM August 11, 2013
Loads of fees? Gpt change for the toilet?
TruthinSF at 2:12 PM August 11, 2013
The last thing airlines need is lower fares. Fares are too low now, as plane flight has besicallybecome like riding a Greyhous bus in the air. Airlines should raise prices to keep thehorrible, gross people out.
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