Oct
07
2024
Buckle up because this may be the most Spirit Airlines story every that doesn’t involve a mass brawl.
Spirit Airlines Kicks Off Passenger Over Crop Top—Then Taunts A Toddler’s Mom After Ejecting Her, Too
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American Airlines Award Delays Could Ruin Your Trip—Here’s the Simple Fix You Need
Oct
06
2024
Most people think that when you ticket an award, you have an award ticket. But that isn’t quite the case. And unticketed award reservations do sometimes get cancelled by the operating carrier!
Airbus Ablaze: Flames Engulf Frontier Airlines Plane After Vegas Landing, Passengers Evacuated
Oct
05
2024
Frontier Airlines flight 1326 from San Diego to Las Vegas touched down and the underside of the Airbus A321 burst into flames on Saturday. Smoke emitted from the aircraft as it continued to taxi. Firefighters at the scene sprayed the aircraft with water and extinguished the blaze.
Passengers Left Standing As Iberia Pilot Pushes Back In Miami—Does Cabin Video Show Major Safety Breach?
Oct
05
2024
The pilot of an Iberia flight from Miami to Madrid pushed back the Airbus A330 despite “DOZENS of passengers still waiting to find their seats and stow their bags.”
One passenger, filming the cabin, noted that flight attendants seemed “unconcerned” and wanted to report this to government authorities. In fact, one crewmember is distributing predeparture beverages in the aisle and overhead bins remain open as well.
Elon Musk And Pete Buttigieg Solve Government Hurricane Gridlock In A Twitter Showdown
Oct
05
2024
Elon Musk tweeted out his frustration, trying to get Starlink connectivity to disaster-affected areas. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg responds. And the two connect to solve the issue in real time.
Spirit Airlines’ $3.3 Billion Debt Crisis: Can Planned Bankruptcy, Route Cuts, And Shedding Aircraft Keep It Flying?
Oct
04
2024
Spirit Airlines is in talks with bondholders about a pre-packaged bankruptcy that would allow the airline to reduce debt in exchange for equity. This move would potentially allow the carrier to reject leases on aircraft grounded due to engine problems. Twenty one Airbus narrowbodies are currently in storage (or heavy maintenance) out of 94 with Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbo Fan engines, according to Cirium fleet tracking data.
Out of $3.3 billion in debt, one third of that comes due in under a year, and it must refinance or extend the debt by October 21 under covenants with its credit card processor agreement.
United Flight Attendants Demand Bigger Raises Than American’s Record Deal—Here’s The Exact Pay They’re Fighting For
Oct
03
2024
They are asking for 3% – 4% more than what American Airlines flight attendants just won. The bigger percentage increases are for more senior crew, who already earn more. And they are asking for bigger future raises, too.
First Class Showdown: Passengers Save Woman From Violent Seatmate On American Airlines
Oct
03
2024
A first class passenger got violent on Wednesday night’s American Airlines flight 310 from Miami to Charlotte, with other passengers jumping up to subdue the man to protect the female customer next to him, that he appears to have been traveling with.
Are Airlines Penalizing You For Trying To Spend Your Miles At The Holidays? Here’s What The Data Shows.
Oct
03
2024
Points Path is a free browser extension that lets you search for award flights using Google Flights. When you search for paid travel, it also shows you the price of an award. And if helps you compare whether it’s a good use of points or not. I covered it earlier this year.
One thing about tools like this is that they accumulate a lot of data from their searches. And they’ve organized things so that they can mine that data for insights.
Delta Is About To Do Something They Promised They Never Would
Oct
02
2024
In 2011 Delta was accused of antisemitism for its partnership with Saudia. Delta argued at the time that it wasn’t really partnering with Saudia – and that it would not do so.
