‘Godspeed my friend’: Inside the final hours at Spirit Airlines

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Spirit Airlines kiosks at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on May 2, hours after the carrier shut down. Leslie Josephs/CNBC BALTIMORE/NEW YORK — Spirit Airlines was hours away from its final flights Friday afternoon. Jeremiah Burton was hours away from his first. “It’s my first time flying,” Burton, a 45-year-old air conditioning and heating technician, told …

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U.S. airlines are hiking fares — and travelers keep booking

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A United Airlines plane taxis at Los Angeles International Airport on April 21, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Jet fuel prices have surged this year since the attacks on Iran that began two months ago led to the Strait of Hormuz effectively closing. For now, airline executives say travelers are …

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These stocks may rip if the Iran conflict is resolved, UBS says

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As a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran heads toward expiration on Wednesday, UBS thinks several stocks can outperform if the truce is extended or a formalized peace is reached. In a note out Friday, Andrew Garthwaite, the Swiss bank’s strategist, created a score using three yardsticks to quantify how individual stocks are affected …

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