{"podcast":{"title":"Forbes Topline","slug":"forbes-topline-6026943","podcast_index_feed_id":6026943,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/FSML1431996687","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/fbb9b836-2205-11f1-a886-efbe5b012d6e/image/f311e6ddb329fca86325c7391a344da7.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Forbes","episode_count":40,"summary":"Forbes Topline brings the day's top stories from the Forbes Breaking News desk directly to your feed.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T20:19:37.942576+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forbes-topline-6026943"},"episode":{"title":"It’s Not Just Spirit: These Budget Airlines Are ‘Burning Cash’—Putting Low-Cost Fares At Risk","slug":"it-s-not-just-spirit-these-budget-airlines-are-burning-cash-putting-low-cost-fares-at-risk","published_at":"2026-05-05T20:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forbes-topline-6026943/it-s-not-just-spirit-these-budget-airlines-are-burning-cash-putting-low-cost-fares-at-risk","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forbes-topline-6026943","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/FSML7244586346.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/FSML7244586346.mp3","summary":"The jet fuel crisis was the straw that broke Spirit Airlines’ back, but other budget airlines are also struggling to be profitable and losing market share—a potential warning for cost-conscious travelers, aviation experts tell Forbes. Low-cost carriers—including Allegiant, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit and Sun Country—combined for 35.5% of market share in February, down from 38.2% a year earlier, according to Cirium data. Spirit flew 1.7 million passengers in February—a 24% year-over-year drop, per Cirium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The jet fuel crisis was the straw that broke Spirit Airlines’ back, but other budget airlines are also struggling to be profitable and losing market share…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":244,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/forbes-topline-6026943/episodes/it-s-not-just-spirit-these-budget-airlines-are-burning-cash-putting-low-cost-fares-at-risk/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forbes-topline-6026943/it-s-not-just-spirit-these-budget-airlines-are-burning-cash-putting-low-cost-fares-at-risk.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}