Category Archives: Spirit Airlines
Strike Over, Spirit to Start Flying Friday
June 17, 2010 — 9:59 am PDT
Updated June 17, 2010 — 11:31 am PDT
The pilots’ strike has been settled, and Spirit Airlines jets will take to the skies once again Friday, after six days of sitting idle on the tarmac.
Pilots and airline management reached a tentative agreement Wednesday to end the walkout, which saw the entire Spirit fleet grounded since this past Saturday.
Details of the agreement have not yet been made public.
Playing it Cheap with Spirit Airlines
June 14, 2010 — 2:51 pm PDT
Updated June 14, 2010 — 4:10 pm PDT
Spirit Airlines (photo credit: Darren Popik)
If you’re trying to fly Spirit Airlines this week, you might want to have some Pepto Bismol on hand. You may have to deal with indigestion trying to rearrange your travel plans.
Pilots walked off the job Saturday, marking the first strike at a U.S. airline in five years.
At this point, there’s no telling how long the strike could go. As of midday Monday, the airline has canceled five days of flights, through Wednesday 16th.
Strike Grounds Spirit Airlines
June 14, 2010 — 9:00 am PDT
Updated June 14, 2010 — 3:00 pm PDT
Spirit Pilots Walk the Line This Weekend (courtesy ALPA).
The aircraft belonging to Spirit Airlines are sitting on the tarmac for the third straight day Monday, following strike action taken by the carrier’s 450 …
Spirit Pilots Walk the Line in Advance of Strike
June 9, 2010 — 9:22 am PDT
Updated June 9, 2010 — 9:53 am PDT
Spirit Pilots in Atlantic City Tuesday (courtesy ALPA)
Pilots for ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines are walking the picket lines, in preparation for a strike that could begin this Saturday.
Tuesday, a group of pilots set up a picket line at Atlantic City International Airport. Today, they’re doing the same in Fort Lauderdale, and Thursday, they’ll be showing their solidarity in Detroit.
The Air Line Pilots Association International, the group representing Spirit pilots, is engaged in last minute talks with the airline this week to attempt to avert a strike.
Spirit’s Latest Innovation: Seats that Don’t Recline
April 22, 2010 — 8:18 am PDT
Updated April 22, 2010 — 2:13 pm PDT
Spirit Airlines' planes on the tarmac at Fort Lauderdale (credit: Darren Popik)
Spirit Airlines, the carrier that just recently announced plans to charge for carry-on bags, has found a new innovation — seats that don’t recline.
Spirit is installing the new non-reclining seats on two new Airbus A320 jets, says the Palm Beach Post.
One of the jets is operating between Fort Lauderdale and Washington, D.C. The other jet is being used between Fort Lauderdale and New York-LaGuardia.
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Tax Carry-on Fees
April 15, 2010 — 11:51 am PDT
Updated April 21, 2010 — 3:14 pm PDT
After railing against a plan by Spirit Airlines to charge customers for carry-on bags, a group of lawmakers is taking their threat to stop them to the next level.
Six Democratic Congressmen have introduced legislation in the House of Representatives, called the Block Airlines’ Gratuitous (BAG) Fees Act. …
Spirit CEO Speaks Out on ‘Carry-on Crisis’
April 13, 2010 — 12:27 pm PDT
Updated April 20, 2010 — 4:56 pm PDT
The head of Spirit Airlines is speaking out on his carrier’s plan to charge customers for carry-on bags.
In an email message and video to Spirit customers, Ben Baldanza, Spirit’s President and CEO, says carry-on baggage “has gotten out of control.”
Calling it a “carry-on crisis”, Baldanza says his airline’s plan to charge for carry-on items is an “innovation” designed to save time and money and improve the customer experience.
Spirit: How a Little Airline Alienates Customers
April 7, 2010 — 2:00 pm PDT
Spirit A320 at LaGuardia Airport
For a small airline, Spirit Airlines sure knows how to make other big carriers look like rank amateurs when it comes to nickel and diming customers.
Except in Spirit’s case, it’s significantly more than just nickels and dimes. Now it’s as much as $45.
Spirit Sets New Low: Fees for Carry-on Bags
April 6, 2010 — 8:45 am PDT
Updated April 7, 2010 — 10:59 am PDT
Spirit jets at LaGuardia Airport (Credit: Darren Popik)
Just when you think an airline couldn’t possibly charge you a fee for anything else, think again.
Ultra low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has decided to begin charging passengers as much as $45 for a carry-on bag.
If you don’t pay a $39 fee to join their “$9 Fare Club”, you will get hit with a $45 charge, unless you “reserve” a spot for your carry-on in advance. In that case, the fee is $30.
Fuel Prices: The Cost of Flying
February 16, 2010 — 11:40 am PST
Updated March 29, 2010 — 2:46 pm PDT
Spirit Airlines Jets at LGA Airport (Credit: Darren Popik)
Have you ever wondered just how much it costs an airline to take you from point A to point B?
When …
