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Free WiFi? Free checked baggage? Free snacks? exist Spirit?

The Florida-based airline, virtually synonymous with low-cost air travel in the U.S., said Tuesday it plans to offer packages on its highest-priced tickets that include benefits it previously charged a la carte. This is an effort to boost revenue as the company grapples with the fallout from a takeover blocked by the United States. JetBlue Airwaysengine recalls, oversupply in the domestic market, and larger competitors taking advantage of high-end and cost-conscious travelers.

Starting late next month, Spirit will offer four categories of services:

• “Go Big” tickets will include one of the airline’s Big Front Seats, a spacious seat at the front of an Airbus aircraft. CEO Ted Christie told CNBC that the mission will not just sell seats to passengers, but will provide free Wi-Fi, one checked bag, one carry-on bag, and “unlimited” Snacks and drinks, including alcoholic beverages.
• Below this package is the “Go Comfy” package, which will provide travelers with a seat with standard legroom, but with an enclosed space in the middle seat for extra space. The offer also includes early check-in, a snack, a non-alcoholic beverage, and a checked bag and a carry-on bag.
• “Go Savvy” fares include checked baggage or carry-on baggage.
• Then there’s “Go,” essentially a Spirit original offering that only requires a seat and pays for a checked bag, carry-on, seat selection, Wi-Fi and snacks.

These options can be booked from August 16th, and all four options will be available on flights from August 27th.

Spirit Airlines is competing against larger airline rivals such as Unity These companies appeal to cost-conscious travelers with their simple products but still offer higher-priced options like extra legroom and first-class cabins.

“We now realize that we are ceding other markets to other airlines,” Christie said in an interview. “Now we are saying, no, we can still do what we did before, but we will also compete for those who are willing or want to People who want a little more of a premium feel and are willing to pay for it, they just don’t have that in us.”

Earlier this month, Spirit magazine warned, Losses exceed expectations Non-ticket revenue (revenue collected in the form of fees) was less than previously forecast. The airline also warned pilots may be furloughed in the coming months.

Spirit isn’t the only airline looking to add premium seats to attract more passengers. Southwest AirlinesAlso facing pressure to increase revenue, last week said it planned to trench open seating And offering “premium” seats with more legroom is the biggest overhaul in the airline’s more than 50-year flying history. Frontier Airlines March said it would begin offering The middle seat is blocked Located at the front of the aircraft, the price is higher.