Arnold Palmer Regional Airport loses all flights after Spirit shutdown
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Updated · The Washington Post · May 7
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport loses all flights after Spirit shutdown
11 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · May 7
In Latrobe, about an hour east of Pittsburgh, new executive director Moe Haas says layoffs may come just a week into his tenure.
The rural airport had relied entirely on Spirit for commercial service and is now scrambling to secure a replacement airline after the carrier folded amid deep financial trouble.
The airport was the only US facility served exclusively by Spirit, whose collapse also erased 15,000 jobs and cast doubt on a planned $22 million expansion.
With its sole airline gone, can a regional airport survive, or is this the beginning of the end for smaller American travel hubs?
As new airlines replace Spirit, will the era of ultra-low-cost travel survive, or are higher fares the new reality for American flyers?