I have flow from Detroit to Ft Myers, FL, on Spirit for $25.
It's like traveling on an urban bus.
Same clientele, quality of equipment, employee competence, and service.
I have flow from Detroit to Ft Myers, FL, on Spirit for $25.
It's like traveling on an urban bus.
Same clientele, quality of equipment, employee competence, and service.
We’ve written 100,000 words about Spirit but this was all that was required.Originally Posted by turdzilla
Ft Myers Florida is precisely where the Spirit clientele would wish to go too.
I'm going to Sarasota in March, then Denver then Raleigh (seeing the Celtics in Charlotte), then back to Hartford. Flying Breeze, Frontier and American. If I could've gotten the best deal from Spirit I would've but their schedule and mine didn't match. I'm traveling alone with one backpack for about 2 weeks.We’ve written 100,000 words about Spirit but this was all that was required.
Ft Myers Florida is precisely where the Spirit clientele would wish to go too.
My youngest kid is going to Costa Rica next month for her Spring semester so there is nothing keeping me in Massachusetts especially when there is truly no place like Florida in the Spring.
I took Druff's advice and used Kayak for all of it.
There is no snow and ice anymore so what’s the point.I'm going to Sarasota in March, then Denver then Raleigh (seeing the Celtics in Charlotte), then back to Hartford. Flying Breeze, Frontier and American. If I could've gotten the best deal from Spirit I would've but their schedule and mine didn't match. I'm traveling alone with one backpack for about 2 weeks.
My youngest kid is going to Costa Rica next month for her Spring semester so there is nothing keeping me in Massachusetts especially when there is truly no place like Florida in the Spring.
I took Druff's advice and used Kayak for all of it.
Golf is good there. Every freaking golf course has been redone after the Hurricane and flooding. Many top tier courses were redone during the pandemic - resodded and seeded and immaculate. Then a year later they were under salt water.
The Gulf Coast is just one endless strip mall. Even Naples has saddened me.
It’s kind of an inside joke but I’m gonna scoop some Waffle House gift cards next time I’m down there and give them out as gifts. This is how a legend is made.
Remember the Miami condo towers that collapsed? Now so many of the Florida beach front towers are slated for demolition and redevelopment. Current owners are kinda fucked. Some may make out. I need to dive in to the topic. That and the Florida insurance disaster. Nice place to visit … yada yada
I haven't been to Florida since 2019. My mom lives there in the winter but she's elderly and so are many of the people in the building so they had stupid covid paranoia that made it unpleasant to visit. The traffic along the Tamiami is horrible but I do expect to enjoy myself for the short time I'm there.There is no snow and ice anymore so what’s the point.
Golf is good there. Every freaking golf course has been redone after the Hurricane and flooding. Many top tier courses were redone during the pandemic - resodded and seeded and immaculate. Then a year later they were under salt water.
The Gulf Coast is just one endless strip mall. Even Naples has saddened me.
It’s kind of an inside joke but I’m gonna scoop some Waffle House gift cards next time I’m down there and give them out as gifts. This is how a legend is made.
I did a trip during Covid. Went to restaurants and played golf (which I don’t particularly like). It was weird times and people watching. Zero masks. Zero. When in Rome and all that.I haven't been to Florida since 2019. My mom lives there in the winter but she's elderly and so are many of the people in the building so they had stupid covid paranoia that made it unpleasant to visit. The traffic along the Tamiami is horrible but I do expect to enjoy myself for the short time I'm there.
Took Spirit. I have no say in these matters. I was far more nervous about the flight than the creeping crud.
@country
I missed Denver in your post. Denver in March. I love Colorado. The mountains are magical. About as different from Mass as you can get.
You’re on the hook for a trip report
Movin up
Breaking-
JetBlue, Spirit agree to terminate merger over regulatory issues
Low-cost carriers JetBlue and Spirit agreed to terminate their $3.8 billion merger agreement after facing significant regulatory and legal hurdles.
On Monday, the airlines issued a joint statement saying that the decision "is the best path forward" because the companies likely wouldn't be able to meet closing conditions, which included receiving legal and regulatory approvals by the deal's July 2024 deadline.
As someone who works partly in M&A I can tell you first hand this administration doesn't want to see any sort of major deals take place. Im not at all surprised.
New story-
My take- I think the crop tops looked fine, but did show alot of skin. I think this could have been easily fixed with the sweaters put on and no need to remove the women. This was blown way up and could have been handled quickly and discretely with no transfers or delays.
California women removed from Spirit Airlines flight due to wearing crop tops: Reports
Two Southern California women were removed from a Spirit Airlines flight before it could take off because they were wearing crop tops, according to the airline and reports.
Tara Kehidi and Teresa Araujo were initially wearing sweaters when they boarded their flight from Los Angeles to New Orleans on Friday, the women told KABC during an interview. Due to the plane not having air conditioning before taking off, the women removed the sweaters, thus unveiling their crop tops.
Spirit cancelled my flight but wouldn’t find me a spot on another airline, no reciprocity agreements like bigger airlines, they also only had one flight per day direct to my hometown….offered me a 3 stop flight….in 3 days….with no money for a hotel.
Great prices as long as nothing goes wrong.
UPDATE.
(Maybe buy their cheap stock now?)
Spirit Airlines has announced plans to furlough about 330 pilots by January 31, 2025, in a bid to cut costs amid financial difficulties. This decision comes after the airline previously furloughed 186 pilots, highlighting ongoing challenges in managing debt and operational expenses. Additionally, Spirit will demote 120 captains to first officers as part of its cost-cutting measures.
The airline has faced financial strain following a failed merger with JetBlue Airways and has been unprofitable in five of the last six quarters. To improve liquidity, Spirit plans to reduce its flight capacity by 20% this quarter and by mid-teens next year. The company is also selling 23 older Airbus aircraft for $519 million, expected to generate $225 million in liquidity. These steps are part of Spirit’s broader strategy to stabilize its financial position and address upcoming debt maturities.
This is what is mind numbing. You have two fledgling airlines who are just trying to stay competitive and stay in business. And the Biden DOJ and some Bush judge block the merger. Now pilots get laid off in droves and somehow that makes sense? For some reason progressives think this is a good idea.
Warren Buffett once said
“the money that had been made since the dawn of aviation by all of this country's airline companies was zero”
I think his meaning is airlines have made an overall cumulative loss over the past 120 years
It’s prolly still true
That said, I’m sure my wife has us booked on Spirit cause she hates me. However, the Soirit experience has always been so consistently poor I’m sure I won’t notice a difference.
Wonder if People Magazine has filed for bankruptcy @desertrunner
I wonder/hope they bounce back.
They will.
Effectively they have a credit card bill (Bonds) of $2k a month. They called up the company (bond holders) and said they can only afford 1k. They will make them close some routes where they aren't making any money (and lay off the 300 pilots) and a year from now they come out of “bankruptcy”.
As san said above its a shit business to make $$ in. As much as everyone complains about the shit experience that is flying all 90% of people care about is the cost. They are the greyhound of the sky.
I went to Naples late last year, I had not been there since 2000. I was shocked, it really lost its charm. High rises everywhere, the traffic was unlike anything I had ever seen, and I spent many years in the Northeast. Went to the beach and it felt like a crowded movie theater. All the mom and pop restaurants were virtually gone, replaced by every chain imaginable. I did not even attempt to golf. Wife wanted to go to a movie, went to two places both sold out. Hotel has an outdoor bar and patio, never a seat. I'll never go back.There is no snow and ice anymore so what’s the point.
Golf is good there. Every freaking golf course has been redone after the Hurricane and flooding. Many top tier courses were redone during the pandemic - resodded and seeded and immaculate. Then a year later they were under salt water.
The Gulf Coast is just one endless strip mall. Even Naples has saddened me.
It’s kind of an inside joke but I’m gonna scoop some Waffle House gift cards next time I’m down there and give them out as gifts. This is how a legend is made.
Remember the Miami condo towers that collapsed? Now so many of the Florida beach front towers are slated for demolition and redevelopment. Current owners are kinda fucked. Some may make out. I need to dive in to the topic. That and the Florida insurance disaster. Nice place to visit … yada yada
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