In late January, a judge ruled that the DOT's fee disclosure rule would be suspended until the DOT made the necessary changes.

Spirit Airlines has cleared its biggest financial hurdle so far, allowing the Broward-based company to continue flying. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on Feb. 20 approved the carrier’s plan to continue operating as a business. That’s the most critical and often difficult part of a corporate restructuring.

After filing for bankruptcy protection and going back and forth with Frontier Airlines — again — over a potential acquisition, Spirit Airlines has a new plan.

Spirit Airlines is rebuffing the latest takeover offer from Frontier Group, with the discount airline saying that it prefers focusing on its current reorganization plan