Jun 23rd, 2010 at 4:30PM: The cheeky ad designers at Spirit Airlines are at it again - after their "Muff Diving", "DD" and "MILF" promotions, their newest stunt invites you to check out the "oil on our beaches".
In this case though, the oil does not show the BP spill, but scantily clad women covering themselves in "Best Protection SPF 50" sun tan lotion.
The promotion is actually not bad - and offers $50 off a ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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New Spirit Airlines promo invites you to check out the "oil on our beaches"
Jun 23rd, 2010 at 4:30PM: The cheeky ad designers at Spirit Airlines are at it again - after their "Muff Diving", "DD" and "MILF" promotions, their newest stunt invites you to check out the "oil on our beaches".
In this case though, the oil does not show the BP spill, but scantily clad women covering themselves in "Best Protection SPF 50" sun tan lotion.
The promotion is actually not bad - and offers $50 off a ...Spirit Airlines grounded by pilot strike - UPDATED
Jun 13th, 2010 at 10:30AM: Spirit Airlines has found itself grounded this weekend, after contract negotiations with their pilots failed to result in an agreement.
The pilots have been negotiating for four years - and Spirit claims they have offered a 30% pay increase over the next five years, along with several other perks.
Sean Creed is the head of the Spirit Airlines pilot group within the union, and had the ...Major airlines commit to keeping carry-on luggage fee free - will not follow Spirit Airlines
Apr 18th, 2010 at 3:30PM: In a funny twist to the Spirit Airlines carry-on bag fee situation, Senator Charles Schumer has managed to get five major airlines to agree that they will not follow suit.
American, Delta, JetBlue, United and US Air have all confirmed that they will not go the route Spirit Airlines took, and that they will keep carry-on baggage free. The commitment comes as Senator Schumer works to talk Spirit ...Gadling readers have spoken - Spirit Airlines carry-on bag fee is a bad idea
Apr 17th, 2010 at 11:00AM:
Several days ago, we asked you for your opinion on the Spirit Airlines carry-on bag fee. As a quick refresher - the airline is planning to charge up to $45 for each carry-on bag that does not fit under the seat in front of you. This is in addition to their checked bag fee.
The whole plan has triggered a lot of responses, from both sides. Some people are (justifiably) annoyed that airlines ...Senator duo working to ban Spirit Airlines carry-on bag fees
Apr 14th, 2010 at 12:00PM:
The clip of Spirit CEO Ben Baldanza reporting from an overhead luggage bin suddenly makes sense - his plan to introduce carry-on bag fees has reached two senators, who are outraged over the proposal. So outraged in fact, that they are drafting legislation that will prohibit airlines from charging for bringing bags on board.
Senators Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) have ...
Spirit Airlines CEO stuffs himself in an overhead bin to justify paid carry-on fees
Apr 13th, 2010 at 4:30PM:
Spirit Airlines president and CEO, Ben Baldanza took some time out of his busy schedule to try and calm the masses about their upcoming paid carry-on baggage fees.
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In his video clip, he claims passengers are annoyed by full overhead bins, and long lines to board the plane. He ...
Spirit Airlines CEO: "Let him tell the world how bad we are."
Aug 20th, 2007 at 11:14PM: Remember our post a few weeks back in which Alex Rudloff (one of the brains behind our blogging platform) detailed his terrible experience with Spirit Airlines? When Alex wrote the post, comments immediately started to flood in. One of those commenters was a woman named Christy who -- along with her husband -- had a similar bad experience, and emailed Spirit Airlines' customer service department ...
