Spirit Airlines just issued a warning in its latest SEC filing that they may not last 12 months as a going concern.
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Spirit Airlines just issued a warning in its latest SEC filing that they may not last 12 months as a going concern.
(HT: Enilria)
by Gary Leff
Delta Air Lines dropped to number three in reliability among North American carriers in June, according to data from aviation analytics company Cirium.
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Tiron Alexander claimed to be employed as a flight attendant or pilot with seven different airlines to nonrev on several airlines, using 30 fraudulent sets of credentials and stolen badge numbers from actual airline employees. He booked flights through the Spirit Airlines employee travel portal.
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As if Spirit Airlines isn’t having enough time after emerging from bankruptcy – they had a -26% margin last quarter – on June 5 a passenger made a bomb threat in order to delay a plane. He was mad about missing the Detroit – Los Angeles flight.
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Video of roaches on Spirit Airlines is going viral, with around 4 million views in the first 24 hours since being posted to Twitter.
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Spirit Airlines doesn’t have video monitors in the cabin, let alone seat back entertainment screens, so flight attendants do their safety briefing live. This Spirit flight attendant turns it into first a quiz and then a comedy routine.
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There is no successor named – instead there will be an “Office of the President” management-by-committee approach comprised of CFO Fred Cromer, COO John Bendoraitis, and General Counsel Thomas Canfield. No one person is in charge of this sinking ship.
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A topless female passenger in white underpants at the Fort Lauderdale airport pranced around gate G12. She had removed her clothing – though not her black shoes – and she appears to be in an argument with a male travel companion who tries to give her back her outfit. A police officer gives her back her top, and she puts it on. G12 is a Spirit Airlines gate.
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The Department of Transportation violated federal law by improperly awarding Washington National Airport’s new long-haul flight slots exclusively to major airlines, ignoring the legal eligibility of Spirit Airlines—improperly treating Alaska Airlines as a small carrier and excluding Spirit Airlines from the competition.
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A brawl broke out Friday near Spirit Airlines gates in Atlanta. This wasn’t just a fight, it was a collective terminal velocity of fists. Dozens of travelers engaged in a melee, throwing punches and kicks in the crowded gate area. Parents can be seen frantically pulling their children away from the violence as the terminal filled with screams and commotion.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »