Despite comedians' digs, Spirit has improved its reliability in recent years — and is faring better than JetBlue by some measures.
to better highlight the differences in onboard features like business class seats or free Wi-Fi.
JetBlue came in last among 10 airlines in on-time arrivals this year through May, while Spirit ranked seventh, according to the Transportation Department's latest available data. "A bigger JetBlue that is late is not a better JetBlue," said Henry Harteveldt, a former airline executive and founder of Atmosphere Research Group, a travel-industry consulting firm.
But JetBlue's business model of offering more comforts costs more than Spirit's, meaning it likely won't offer as many of the rock bottom fares that Spirit does.
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