2026年5月9日，旅客行經美國科羅拉多州丹佛國際機場主航廈的邊疆航空的報到櫃台。（美聯社）
◎ 張沛元
Financial problems and higher fuel costs tipped long-struggling budget airline Spirit over the edge when it went out of business on May 2. Frontier, which sought to merge with its low-cost rival in 2022, is well-positioned to benefit from Spirit’s absence.
財務問題與燃油成本上漲讓長期掙扎求生的廉價航空公司「精神航空」撐不下去而在5月2日結束營運。至於2022年時曾尋求併購其廉航界競爭對手「精神航空」的「邊疆航空」，則準備接收「精神航空」退場後的好處。
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Its routes have the most overlap with Spirit, and both cater to budget travelers through similar business models: low-base fares coupled with extra charges for everything else.
「邊疆航空」與「精神航空」的航線高度重疊，而且兩家公司在迎合預算有限的旅客上採取類似的商業模式：低廉的基本票價，再加上其他每項服務都要額外收費。
As airlines start their critical summer travel season, Frontier may find itself in better financial shape with Spirit out of the picture — it has already raised fares on the routes it shared with Spirit. But Frontier is still vulnerable to the many problems plaguing the overall US airline industry, and especially the low-fare segment of the market.
隨著航空公司展開重要的夏季旅遊旺季，「邊疆航空」可能會發現其財務狀況隨著「精神航空」退場而有所改善－－「邊疆航空」已提高與「精神航空」相同航線的票價，但仍容易受到許多困擾整個美國航空業，特別是廉航界的問題的衝擊。
tip (one) over the edge：慣用語，使情緒崩潰。例句：The sudden death of her son tipped Karen over the edge.（兒子猝逝讓凱倫崩潰。）
out of the picture：慣用語，不重要；未參與，不相干。例句：African films were out of the picture in the main competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.（今年坎城影展的主競賽單元中沒有非洲電影。）
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