Budget Airline Bonanza: Frontier & Allegiant Expand Routes as Travel Demand Skyrockets
Strong Demand Lifts Budget Carriers Despite economic worries, travel bookings are robust. U.S. travel forecasts show domestic leisure spending rising about 1.9% in 2025 ustravel.org. According to the U.S. Travel Association, Americans have “continued to prioritize travel” even with inflation concerns ustravel.org. Major carriers report booming bookings, especially for premium seats and long-haul routes. For example, Delta and United see surging business and first-class travel ts2.tech reuters.com. As Delta’s management noted, a six-week spike in corporate travel has finally returned ts2.tech. This demand surge has coincided with a pullback in capacity. Spirit Airlines recently filed for bankruptcy and is slashing