Breeze Airways' CEO spoke with TPG in a wide-ranging interview. He predicted the eventual merger of two budget airlines.

The DOT's moves come weeks after issuing a multi-million dollar fine against JetBlue.

The DOT filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, citing a pattern of chronic delays, as the government pushes for stricter accountability.

Air New Zealand, which flies one of the longest regularly scheduled routes on the entire planet, took the top award, handed out by AirlineRatings.com. The Kiwi carrier serves Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, from New York’s JFK Airport — a distance of 8,828 miles. The trip takes 16 hours and 15 minutes.

Southwest Airlines is being sued and Frontier Airlines fined over chronic flight delays by the Department of Transportation, the DOT announced Wednesday. Why it matters: Wednesday's announcement by the outgoing Biden administration's Transportation Secretary,

While the initial fine was $325,000, the DOT warned that if Frontier Airlines continues to chronically delay flights, the penalty will double.

Southwest Airlines was sued in federal court by the Department of Transportation, while Frontier was hit with a $650,000 fine.

On January 6, Frontier Airlines provided an update that its Q4 2024 results should be better than it expected, providing further confidence that the carrier can return to double-digit adjusted pre-tax margins in the summer of 2025.

Frontier Airlines recently announced new benefits for members of its loyalty program, including a fast-track offer that helps travelers achieve Elite Platinum status with as little as 20,000 points.

The Transportation Department is stepping up enforcement of persistent flight delays with a civil lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and a fine against Frontier Airlines.

The US Department of Transportation sued Southwest Airlines and fined Frontier Airlines for flight delays, seeking civil penalties against Southwest and imposing a $650,000 fine on Frontier, part of a broader crackdown on airline delay issues.

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