Anyone fly Spirit Airlines?

[ZERO THEORY]

I'm thinking the next time I fly I'll wear good shoes and jacket, carry on underwear and shop at Goodwill when I get there.

Jack Reacher in the house!

F*** Indigo. Brilliant for their shareholders/profit, shitty for the consumer who take time to adjust their demand dynamics (ie not fly on airlines that suddenly aren't what they want in a flying experience). Sounds similar to what EA and various other video game giants did to the industry.

DRM not only ruined the video game industry, but Keurig tried it with their coffee makers. Consumers were not pleased.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/5/798...ally-backfired

[fj605]

Landed in Dallas a couple hours ago. Direct flight from DIA. Checked a bag an hour and a half before my flight. Waited around at the baggage claim but my bag never came around. My first instinct was some ass-hat grabbed my bag and headed to their car without checking the name. I go to make a claim at lost luggage and they tell me I never checked a bag to begin with. The lady actually asks, "Are you sure you checked a bag?" I couldn't find the slip they gave me so I couldn't prove that I had. I just have to "wait until my bag is found somewhere."

Wife's sister picks us up and we head to her house where I begin to search every pocket of my clothes and laptop case. Low and behold, I find the receipt slip! And my name is not on it. The dipshit that checked my bag, checked it under the wrong name. I never even thought to check the name myself. Now my bag is in Portland and I have no clean undies. A couple new pairs of Hanes are the high value items so I'm not out much. The bag was free to me so that's not a financial loss.

It just pisses me off that this would happen. I'm as much at fault for not checking the receipt slip as the bonehead who put the wrong name on it. Regardless, I'm unhappy.

The flight was decent. I sat in the exit row so I had leg room for days.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

I couldn't find the slip they gave me so I couldn't prove that I had.

That's a mistake you'll make ONCE.
I used to always pitch them out. Then I lost a bag once. Luckily, that particular time I had the slip in my pocket still.
Now I'm pretty type-A about those slips.

[BladesNBarrels]

Oh yeah, flying is a real treat now.
I remember flying Braniff Airlines in the early 70's.
Every passenger was served Filet Mignon on real china plates, alcoholic drinks were inexpensive, and the service was fast.
All the men did wear suits and ties, and the ladies dressed for Sunday-Going-To-Meeting.
Then that pesky Airline Deregulation Act in December, 1978, changed the whole flying experience.
Now, I drive to my destination with my wife's suitcase in the car. She will fly out and meet me without having to carry anything.
My legs don't fit in the new seating configurations, and the frustration level rises as soon as I am greeted at DIA.
The world is cyclical and I am waiting for the new airline experience returning to serving passengers versus the bottom-line.

[hurley842002]

Now, I drive to my destination with my wife's suitcase in the car. She will fly out and meet me without having to carry anything.

Hmmm that's not a bad idea, my wife hates driving and I hate flying.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

I am waiting for the new airline experience returning to serving passengers versus the bottom-line.

Are you waiting to pay for it? Take those early 70s fare prices and inflation adjust them.


Edit: Or fly first class.

[TFOGGER]

Oh yeah, flying is a real treat now.
I remember flying Braniff Airlines in the early 70's.
Every passenger was served Filet Mignon on real china plates, alcoholic drinks were inexpensive, and the service was fast.
All the men did wear suits and ties, and the ladies dressed for Sunday-Going-To-Meeting.
Then that pesky Airline Deregulation Act in December, 1978, changed the whole flying experience.
Now, I drive to my destination with my wife's suitcase in the car. She will fly out and meet me without having to carry anything.
My legs don't fit in the new seating configurations, and the frustration level rises as soon as I am greeted at DIA.
The world is cyclical and I am waiting for the new airline experience returning to serving passengers versus the bottom-line.

Emirates Air, if they fly where you go. I can't afford it, and wouldn't finance the Arabs if I could, but they offer a premium experience.

[BladesNBarrels]

Are you waiting to pay for it? Take those early 70s fare prices and inflation adjust them.
Edit: Or fly first class.

I agree that current fares do compete with a bus ride and we all are now treated as if our trip was a bus ride (as I remember Greyhound and Continental Trailways)
And we dress as if we were expecting a long, hot bus ride. So which came first, the treatment by the airlines or the attitude of the passengers?

My last commercial flight, I flew Delta, round-trip, from Denver to Atlanta in June of 2006, paying extra to be in first class.
There wasn't any upgraded service over what was served in Coach Class and the leg room had been reduced. I didn't feel like first class.
After arriving in Atlanta, my luggage was not there - it had gone to Dallas.
I tried to confirm my seat for the return trip to Denver in three days, and I was told very curtly that I would have to wait until 24 hours before I left.
Not the experience I expected for the extra 75% cost.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

I agree that current fares do compete with a bus ride and we all are now treated as if our trip was a bus ride (as I remember Greyhound and Continental Trailways)
And we dress as if we were expecting a long, hot bus ride. So which came first, the treatment by the airlines or the attitude of the passengers?

My last commercial flight, I flew Delta, round-trip, from Denver to Atlanta in June of 2006, paying extra to be in first class.
There wasn't any upgraded service over what was served in Coach Class and the leg room had been reduced. I didn't feel like first class.
After arriving in Atlanta, my luggage was not there - it had gone to Dallas.
I tried to confirm my seat for the return trip to Denver in three days, and I was told very curtly that I would have to wait until 24 hours before I left.
Not the experience I expected for the extra 75% cost.

Yeah, FWIW, I've never paid it. I should. I don't fly a lot, but it is absolute misery when I do @ 6'5".
But, for an extra grand plus (overseas), I'd almost rather suffer and use the money to finance a few extra days. Maybe next time.

Your point is spot on, though. It is amazing what people wear to fly, but you are right, given how we are treated, why not?
Plus, with all the hassle of 2 hours early, and then another at least 90 minutes to get your bag, shuttle, rental, etc, all but the shortest trips kill any plans of doing much upon arrival other than checking in and cleaning up anyway.