After Spirit Shut Down, JetBlue Founder Warns Frontier May Be Next — Can Its Discount Model Survive?

Spirit’s shutdown may have helped the rest of the airline industry, but JetBlue founder Dave Neeleman says Frontier may now face the harder question: whether there is still room for its discount-airline model at all. With larger carriers matching low fares through basic economy while offering better products, Frontier is left trying to make money as the last major ultra low cost “spill carrier.”