Awarded by the US Department of Transportation Spirit Airlines The rights to operate flights at Newark-Liberty International Airport at the busiest times of the day have been marred by more than two years of legal wrangling.
Controversy arose after Southwest Airlines Removed from Newark in 2019 A war breaks out between rival airlines In a congested New Jersey hub. Low-cost airlines, including Spirit, got a rare opportunity to expand their footprint at the airport and add flights at peak times of the day, which they had not been able to do before.