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Passenger Planes Left Buried in FOAM with Suds Spilling over Runway

Floods · Detroit

Passenger Planes Left Buried in FOAM with Suds Spilling over Runway

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A FLEET of passenger planes got an unplanned clean after dodgy fire extinguishers drenched them in foam. At least four Spirit Airline jets were doused with the bubbles in farcical scenes at the company’s maintenance hangar in Detroit – and techies think they know why. Air LiveSpirit Airline passenger planes were buried in metres of foam a maintenance hangar in Detroit[/caption] Large puddles of foam could be seen spilling from the hangar onto th…See the Story

United, JetBlue Defend Alliance, Blast Spirit Air’s Objections

Spirit Airlines · United States

United, JetBlue Defend Alliance, Blast Spirit Air’s Objections

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

United Airlines Holdings Inc. and JetBlue Airways Corp. disputed claims that their proposed partnership should be blocked because it would quash competition and raise fares, arguing that the Blue Sky alliance was designed to maintain a rivalry between the two carriers.See the Story

Spirit Wants United Airlines, JetBlue Partnership Blocked by Regulators ...

Spirit Airlines · United States

Spirit Wants United Airlines, JetBlue Partnership Blocked by Regulators ...

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

On this Tuesday, June 24, Spirit Airlines made a complaint to the US Department Of Transportation (DOT) stating that the proposed partnership between United Airlines and JetBlue is an anti-competitive business move. Year Founded 1983 CEO Ted Christie According to a Reuters report, Spirit described the planned “Blue Sky” tie-up as making JetBlue a “de facto vassal” of United under the arrangement. The plan would allow fliers t…See the Story

JetBlue, United urge DOT to disregard Spirit’s complaint

JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) and United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) have requested that the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) dismiss or disregard the complaint against their partnership filed by Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale International). The carriers state that their ‘Blue Sky’ agreement is a limited, arms-length collaboration based on a standard interline agreement and frequent flyer reciprocity programme. It d…JetBlue · New York Read Article

Plane yoga is going viral on EasyJet and Spirit Airlines

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The last place you’d think of doing a downward dog? An airplane. That might soon change, as plane yoga is apparently now a thing. TikTok creators are sharing in-flight videos of attendants guiding passengers through seated yoga flows. One viral video posted last month shows passengers on a fully booked EasyJet flight with their arms raised, following a flight attendant’s cues while the ’80s Flashdance hit “Maniac” plays over the speakers. The vi…EasyJet · United States Read Article

Flight Attendants Want To Make Families Pay A Lot More To Fly... Here's Why

The Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA), the largest crewmember union in the United States with tens of thousands of members at major carriers like United, Alaska and Spirit Airlines, is once again calling for parents traveling with infants to pay a lot more to fly. The reason isn’t a simple money grab as you might first fear, but rather an insistence on making parents pay for a separate seat for any infant aged up to two years old, so th…Spirit Airlines · Alaska Read Article

Spirit Airlines Exceeds Peers in In-Flight Internet Speeds

A recent study by Ookla discovered the three airlines had the best in-flight Wi-Fi speed and latency performance among 30 airlines measured. Hawaiian Airlines, Spirit Airlines Fastest in North America What set Hawaiian Airlines and Qatar Airways apart from the competition is their use of Starlink technology for internet connectivity. The median download and upload speed with both carriers was significantly higher compared to other internationa…Spirit Airlines · United States See the Story

Frontier Customer Heard A Rumor That Buying Tickets At The Airport Was Cheaper, And They Weren’t Disappointed With The Results

TikTok/haletg Back in the day, Spirit Airlines was known as the really crappy, no-frills company, with the trade-off being super cheap flights. I remember taking a Spirit flight from KC to Chicago for about what the same bus fare would have cost me. These days, no matter how much you sacrifice in terms of experience, it seems the price floor just never goes down. Though maybe you can try something new, like TikTok user @haletg: TikTok/haletg “I …TikTok · Puerto Rico Read Article

Spirit Rebrands On-Board Options, Again

Spirit Airlines is changing its on-board branding and offering for the third time in less than a year, retiring its cutesy names for more traditional options.Spirit Airlines Read Article

Will the US DOT Give Credence to Spirit's Criticisms of JetBlue and United's Blue Sky?

Perhaps the biggest takeaway from Spirit Airlines' decision to ask US regulators to scrutinise the new "Blue Sky" partnership between JetBlue Airways and United Airlines is that the floundering ultra-low cost airline has nothing to lose by challenging the tie-up. Spirit uses familiar arguments in its opposition to the partnership, including higher fares, market concentration, and the interline agreement between JetBlue and United masquerading as…JetBlue · United States See the Story

Spirit Airlines Rebrands Travel Options: First, Premium Economy, Value

Over the past year, we’ve seen Spirit Airlines try to transform its business model, by bundling fares and becoming more premium. The airline has today announced plans to streamline its booking experience, with new travel option names.Say hello to Spirit First and Spirit Premium Economy!Effective immediately, Spirit Airlines has rebranded its three most popular types of fare bundles, and they’re already reflected on Spirit’s website and mobile ap…Economy · United States See the Story

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