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It’s the Most Hated Airline in America. You’ll Miss It When It’s Gone. -- (link)

Posted by ty97 Oct 24 '24, 09:03

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https://slate.com/business/2024/10/flights-airlines-travel-spirit-cheap-bankrupt.html (slate.com)

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Actually just looked at a Spirit flight -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 24, 09:46 14
- Even cheaper to fly Allegiant out of ABE - znufrii Oct 24, 10:04
- Their hidden fees are also excessive— -- nm - Trending Oct 24, 09:51 1
  - You basically need to do the math on what extras you would need to see if it works out cheaper still -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 09:54
- cross country on Spirit, oof. (Not that AA is a joy of course) -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 09:47 10
  - Like Philly to Florida sounds tolerable. Philly to PDX is a long flight. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 09:47 4
    - Honestly might be worth it for a non-stop (there isn’t one) -- nm - znufrii Oct 24, 09:52 2
      - I thought AA had that, at least seasonally -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 09:53 1
        
        Probably seasonal then. We flew in February. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 24, 09:54
    - (I didn't get the memo) -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 09:48
  - They’re in MYR now -- nm - znufrii Oct 24, 09:47 4
    - oh that's fine. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 09:48 3
      - And after your Frontier experiences, Spirit can only seem better, right? Right? -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 09:49 2
        
        Or I could fly SWA with a three hour layover in BNA -- nm - znufrii Oct 24, 09:50 1
        
        I mean you *could* but why -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 09:52
Spirit is perfect for same-day or 1-to-2 day trips, when you don't have any luggage. - JaxSean Oct 24, 09:41
To me, the Spirit sweet spot can be the Big Front Seat. - ty97 Oct 24, 09:29 1
- TIL: The BFS exists and is a thing -- nm - JD Oct 24, 09:32
A Frontier/Spirit (post-Chapter 11) merger probably makes sense. Builds a stronger ULCC. I would expect DOJ to be okay with this one. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 09:24
Someone else will have to take up the mantle. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 24, 09:09 6
- Southwest looks like they're ready to step in (step down?) -- nm - colin Oct 24, 09:13 5
  - Southwest isn't cheap to fly, hasn't been for years. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 09:17 4
    - Not a whole lot of a choice here if you want to fly direct since we're no longer a hub for anyone. -- nm - Bayronmax Oct 24, 09:25 1
      - Being a hub isn't all it's cracked up to me, if a hub dominated by just on carrier. - ty97 Oct 24, 09:28
    - i meant more in the way that they nickle and dime you for everything. -- nm - colin Oct 24, 09:19 1
      - They did decide to keep the free checked bags at least (though that's basically factored into their fares nowadays I think) -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 09:22
it's the same cost, it's just itemized. -- nm - colin Oct 24, 09:07 4
- I've always avoided them not because of the $ but because if "cramped, chaotic" is mentioned, I'm out. - Max Oct 24, 09:23 1
  - Aerolopa lists the standard row pitch on the Spirit A320neo as 28.2". - ty97 Oct 24, 09:26
- If you want all-the-things, sure. if you don't, you save. - Andie Oct 24, 09:14 1
  - true - i don't care about 5 pretzels and a soda. leave it off, i'm good :) -- nm - colin Oct 24, 09:20
"Start with the worst experience imaginable, then pay up for whatever shreds of dignity you need to feel human." -- nm - Max Oct 24, 09:05 1
- Ryanair has been exceedingly successful with it for decades -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 09:17

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