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Frontier Airlines reports 71% rise in fare revenue per passenger in third quarter

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CNBC, the New York Post and Just the News report that Frontier Airlines’ average fare revenue per passenger rose 71% in the third quarter, to $67.82 from $39.74 a year earlier, according to the airline’s earnings report. Total revenue per passenger including fees rose 30% to $138.22. The outlets say the passenger count rose 18% to more than 9.8 million, and the company said demand remains strong at higher prices. The company also posted a larger loss, $104 million against $77 million a year earlier, and its fuel bill rose 82% to $425 million. The 71% figure measures revenue per passenger, not the price of each ticket.

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Frontier Airlines said its average fare revenue per passenger rose 71% in the third quarter, to $67.82 from $39.74 a year earlier.
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Total revenue per passenger including fees rose 30% to $138.22, the company reported.
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Passenger count rose 18% to more than 9.8 million, up 1.5 million from a year earlier, and the company said demand remains strong at higher prices.
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Frontier posted a third-quarter loss of $104 million, up from $77 million a year earlier.
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Frontier’s fuel bill rose 82% to $425 million in the quarter.
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The 71% rise means ticket prices rose 71%.
The New York Post headline says ticket prices spiked 71%, while CNBC reports average fare revenue per passenger, and the New York Post’s own article says the figure does not mean every ticket rose 71%.

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All sides report that Frontier’s average fare revenue per passenger rose 71% in the quarter, its passenger count grew 18%, and it still posted a loss. The main difference is emphasis: the center stresses that demand stays strong, while the right calls the jump a spike in ticket prices.

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Headline states the 71% airfare jump as a company report about the largest budget airline, with the continued bookings only in the description.
America's largest budget airline reports 71% jump in airfare
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Headlines treat the 71% jump in fares as the story, with one calling it a staggering spike in ticket prices and the far-end outlet pairing it with rising passenger counts.
US’ largest budget airline sees a Sensational language“staggering”The word tells readers before the figures that the change is shocking, which the figures alone do not establish.More neutral: largeDisagree with this highlight? 71% spike in ticket prices
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staggeringMore neutral: large
The word tells readers before the figures that the change is shocking, which the figures alone do not establish.
US’ largest budget airline sees a staggering 71% spike in ticket prices
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71% rise in fare revenue
demand still strong despite higher prices
larger jet fuel bill

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America's largest budget airline reports 71% jump in airfare
Frontier Airlines reported a 71% jump in airfare for the third quarter and said customers continue to book
1 day agoRead at CNBC (opens in a new tab)

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Leads with

staggering 71% spike in ticket prices
passengers still booking despite higher fares
losses tied to soaring fuel costs

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US’ largest budget airline sees a Sensational language“staggering”The word tells readers before the figures that the change is shocking, which the figures alone do not establish.More neutral: largeDisagree with this highlight? 71% spike in ticket prices
The nation’s cheapest airline is getting even more expensive. Frontier Airlines reported in its latest earnings call that the average amount it collected per passenger for airfare jumped 71% in the third quarter. That’s up $67.82 compared to $39.74 from just a year earlier. …
2 hr agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
Just the NewsFar Right
Frontier Airlines reports 71% increase in airfare, but passenger count still increased
The airline's passenger count increased 18% to more than 9.8 million people in the third quarter, up 1.5 million passengers from last year.
1 day agoRead at Just the News (opens in a new tab)
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- Frontier Airlines reports 71% increase in airfare, but passenger count still increased

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Frontier Airlines reports 71% rise in fare revenue per passenger in third quarter

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America's largest budget airline reports 71% jump in airfare

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US’ largest budget airline sees a Sensational language“staggering”The word tells readers before the figures that the change is shocking, which the figures alone do not establish.More neutral: largeDisagree with this highlight? 71% spike in ticket prices

Frontier Airlines reports 71% increase in airfare, but passenger count still increased

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America's largest budget airline reports 71% jump in airfare

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US’ largest budget airline sees a staggeringSensational language“staggering”The word tells readers before the figures that the change is shocking, which the figures alone do not establish.More neutral: largeDisagree with this highlight? 71% spike in ticket prices

Frontier Airlines reports 71% increase in airfare, but passenger count still increased

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US’ largest budget airline sees a Sensational language“staggering”The word tells readers before the figures that the change is shocking, which the figures alone do not establish.More neutral: largeDisagree with this highlight? 71% spike in ticket prices