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Spirit Airlines tried to be the Dollar General of the skies. Then the big airlines beat it at its own game

2026 in Burbank, California. **Justin Sullivan/Getty Images** Justin Sullivan/Getty Images ### The revenge of the legacy carriers Back in the 2010s, [budget airlines](https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/travel/our-insights/are-low-cost-airlines-losing-altitude#/) like Spirit and Frontier looked like they were gaining ground

Lawsuits accuse State Farm of secretly working to cut insurance payouts

2026. Altadena was hardest hit by the fires that ravaged parts of the sprawling US metropolis in January 2025. Thousands of homes were destroyed and 19 people died in the town -- compared to 12 killed