He knew his airline offered a stripped-down version of what his competitors did—and he was proud of it.

He introduced ticket prices that couldn’t be beat, but asked fliers to pay extra for nearly everything, including water, ...

Ben Baldanza, a 1981 graduate of Rome Free Academy and former CEO of Spirit Airlines, passed away on November 5th, at the age ...

Ben Baldanza, who helped pioneer discount air travel as head of Spirit Airlines Inc. and became a target of passenger ...

Ben Baldanza, the former CEO of Spirit Airlines, died on Tuesday following a battle with ALS. He was 62 years old.

ARLINGTON, Virginia—Ben Baldanza, former president and CEO of U.S. ULCC Spirit Airlines, died Nov. 5 after a long battle with ...

(Bloomberg) -- Ben Baldanza, who helped pioneer discount air travel as head of Spirit Airlines Inc. and became a target of passenger irritation over no-frills flights, has died. He was 62. Airlines ...

Former Spirit Airlines CEO and airline industry communicator Ben Baldanza passed away on November 5, 2024, at the age of 62.

Former Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza, 62, died Nov. 5, former Wall Street Journal travel columnist Scott McCartney confirmed on his podcast, which he had co-hosted with Baldanza. Baldanza, who was ...

Ben Baldanza, who helped pioneer discount air travel as head of Spirit Airlines Inc. and became a target of passenger irritation over no-frills flights, has died. He was 62. Airlines Confidential ...

Ben Baldanza, who worked four decades in the US airline industry and helped create the ultra-low-cost model as former chief executive of Spirit Airlines, died on 5 November at age 62 after ...