The last thing keeping flights cheap is cracking—and you’ll feel it on your next trip

The Trump administration might save Spirit Airlines from its latest brush with death, and now more airlines are asking for a handout. A budget airline coalition representing Frontier, Spirit, and Avelo has asked the federal government to consider setting aside a $2.5 billion pool of funds to offset the high price of fuel, as a result of the war in Iran.  The organization, the Association of Value Airlines, says that the cash could “stabilize operations and keep airfares affordable” and lik...