Last month ultra low cost carrier Frontier made a surprise pricing move: It introduced a package of fare products designed to pull passenger away from its traditional unbundled offering.

In this episode, Travel Weekly aviation editor Robert Silk and Cranky Flier founder Brett Snyder discuss with host Rebecca Tobin: Why did Frontier make this move? What are the challenges facing ultra-low cost carriers? And will there be a response from its nearest discount-fare competitor Spirit?

Episode sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by the Globus Family of Brands https://www.globusandcosmos.com https://www.avalonwaterways https://traveladvisorportal.com

Related links:

A new Frontier: Airline adds bundled fare options https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Frontier-Airlines-adds-bundled-fare-options

Spirit matches Frontier, ditching change and cancellation fees https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Spirit-matches-Frontier-eliminating-change-fees

JetBlue cuts cities and routes https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/JetBlue-cuts-cities-and-routes

Regulatory issues are too much for Spirit and JetBlue to overcome https://www.travelwekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Regulatory-hurdles-too-high-for-Spirit-JetBlue

Last month ultra low cost carrier Frontier made a surprise pricing move: It introduced a package of fare products designed to pull passenger away from its traditional unbundled offering.
In this episode, Travel Weekly aviation editor Robert Silk and Cranky Flier founder Brett Snyder discuss with host Rebecca Tobin: Why did Frontier make this move? What are the challenges facing ultra-low cost carriers? And will there be a response from its nearest discount-fare competitor Spirit?
Episode sponsor:
This episode is sponsored by the Globus Family of Brands <a href="https://www.globus.com">https://www.globusandcosmos.com https://www.avalonwaterways https://traveladvisorportal.com</a>
Related links:
A new Frontier: Airline adds bundled fare options <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Frontier-Airlines-adds-bundled-fare-options">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Frontier-Airlines-adds-bundled-fare-options</a>
Spirit matches Frontier, ditching change and cancellation fees <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Spirit-matches-Frontier-eliminating-change-fees">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Spirit-matches-Frontier-eliminating-change-fees</a>
JetBlue cuts cities and routes <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/JetBlue-cuts-cities-and-routes">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/JetBlue-cuts-cities-and-routes</a>
Regulatory issues are too much for Spirit and JetBlue to overcome <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Regulatory-hurdles-too-high-for-Spirit-JetBlue">https://www.travelwekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Regulatory-hurdles-too-high-for-Spirit-JetBlue</a>

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Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week.&nbsp;
In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about. &nbsp;
You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do.&nbsp;
Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

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