Frontier Airlines anticipates that the collapse of Spirit Airlines will lead to revenue growth.
Date: May 23, 2026 Views: 4618
Frontier Airlines anticipates revenue growth from Spirit Airlines' collapse this weekend, which wiped out its capacity overnight.
"Learning from the gains from Spirit's previous capacity adjustments, we believe their exit will increase revenue per available seat mile by 3% to 5% in the future," Frontier's Chief Commercial Officer, Bobby Schroeter, said on Tuesday's earnings call.
Shortly before Spirit ceased operations, the low-cost carrier had a 35% seat overlap with Frontier and a 31% overlap with JetBlue, marking one of the largest airline collapses in the U.S. in decades. According to an analysis report released Sunday by Raymond James analyst Savanthi Syth, there were ' seats' in the market.
Frontier's stock rose more than 6% in afternoon trading after the company released its first-quarter results, outperforming the broader market.
Frontier Airlines said it expects second-quarter unit revenue to grow by more than 20% due to strong demand and reduced competition on routes. The company expects adjusted losses per share to be between $0.45 and $0.60.
Four years ago, Frontier was a planned merger partner for Spirit, but JetBlue intervened with an all-cash takeover offer, a deal ultimately blocked by a U.S. judge in 2024.
In the final months before Spirit's collapse, airlines were adding flights to their routes or secretly developing expansion plans. For example, JetBlue announced it would add significant flight service to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida (Spirit's former hub).
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