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JetBlue To Court: Don’t Let Government “Switch Positions” In Anti-Trust Trial

by Gary Leff on September 11, 2023

Sep 11 2023

The federal government argued that JetBlue is an important competitor to keep independent, in part for its low prices and for the passenger demand that it stimulates, when they wanted to break up the carrier’s partnership with American Airlines. JetBlue was the antidote to major airlines, and wanted to keep them from being co-opted.

Now, JetBlue says in court, the government shouldn’t be allowed to switch positions as it seeks to prevent them from acquiring Spirit Airlines.

Government To Sign Off On JetBlue Purchase Of Spirit Airlines After Labor Day?

by Gary Leff on August 25, 2023

Aug 25 2023

Investment banking firm T.D. Cowen says that with the airline not appealing the anti-trust ruling against their American Airlines partnership, an anti-trust settlement allowing their Spirit Airlines acquisition to move forward may be in the offing after Labor Day or at least in advance of a trial set to begin in October.

JetBlue Documents Reveal 40% Price Hikes After Buying Spirit Airlines

by Gary Leff on August 24, 2023

Aug 24 2023

JetBlue’s deal to buy Spirit Airlines isn’t just being challenged by the government. There’s a civil suit as well, because why not piggy back on government opposition for a payday? Only lawyers made an oops in redactions – and as a result exposed “internal company estimates of plans to hike fares on Spirit planes by as much as 40%.” And this could make JetBlue’s defense of the deal against government anti-trust charges that much harder.

Spirit Airlines Crew Refuses To Let Passenger Use The Restroom, She’s Forced To Go On The Floor

by Gary Leff on July 21, 2023

Jul 21 2023

Horrible: reportedly on a recent Spirit Airlines flight a woman was denied access to the lavatory. She really had to go. She waited, she says, for two hours and finally couldn’t hold it anymore. She relieved herself on the floor of the aircraft. And someone – it appears to be a member of the cabin crew – films it.

Spirit Airlines Shuts Boarding Door To Block Rowdy Passengers After 5 Hour Delay

by Gary Leff on June 28, 2023

Jun 28 2023

Monday night’s Spirit Airlines flight 3902 from Atlanta to Detroit was delayed five hours. After a significant mechanical delay, passengers “were eventually told they could board around 10:15 p.m.” and around 15 did indeed board.

However “rowdy travelers caused another delay” and Spirit gate agents shut the boarding doors so that “nobody else could board.”

Spirit Airlines Denied Boarding To A Passenger In Atlanta, So The Passenger Went Berserk

by Gary Leff on June 4, 2023

Jun 04 2023

A Spirit Airlines gate agent was assaulted by a passenger they’d just denied boarding to out of a belief that the customer was intoxicated. The story is just coming out, though it occurred May 11 around 9:40 p.m. The passenger tried to force her way onto the jet bridge, and punched the gate agent in the face when that didn’t work.

Spirit Airlines Demands Passports For Flight To Puerto Rico: It’s A Whole Different Country!

by Gary Leff on May 19, 2023

May 19 2023

Mere days after we learn that refused to rent a car to a Puerto Rican and called the cops who threatened to have the customer deported, because he wasn’t carrying a passport inside the United States comes a story that Spirit Airlines is just as challenged which probably comes as little surprise. Americans working for travel companies aren’t very good at geography or American history, it seems?

The Attire On This Spirit Airlines Flight Attendant Haunts Me

by Gary Leff on May 13, 2023

May 13 2023

The attire on this Spirit Airlines flight attendant haunts me. I can’t stop watching it, and I can’t look away. She parades down the aisle dressed in concert, while another crewmember makes an announcement about it. She’s apparently promoting her Philadelphia-based cleaning services business that she runs on the side.

Spirit Airlines Passenger Makes Themselves Comfy, Kicks Feet Up Into The Aisle

by Gary Leff on May 12, 2023

May 12 2023

Spirit Airlines offers less legroom than other airlines. While Southwest might give you 32 inches of pitch (the distance from seat back to seat back), American Airlines, Delta and United usually offer just 30 inches. Spirit? 28.

So if you want to be comfortable on a Spirit flight, you’re going to need an aisle seat – and to make full use of stretching into the aisle. And once you’re planning to to that, why not kick your feet up and enjoy… with your very own portable ottoman?

Two Women Brawl At Atlanta Airport Gate – Neither One Of Them Is Making It To Miami

by Gary Leff on May 1, 2023

May 01 2023

Two women tussled and brawled before a Spirit Airlines flights with one eventually being pinned by the other, larger passenger. Blows were traded, kicks were unleashed, and they tumbled until they just couldn’t tumble anymore.

It looks to me like this is the gate area for a Spirit Airlines flight from Atlanta to Miami. This looks like the Atlanta airport, and Spirit does use gate D2 there. Atlanta to Miami on Spirit almost guarantees this result.

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