Spirit Airlines increases earnings in their Free Spirit loyalty program to help travelers fly more for less as the country recovers. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t...
Spirit Airlines Bad Reputation Is Undeserved
Spirit Airlines is a lightning rod for bad media reports but their reputation is undeserved. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us today....
The Three Stooges Suffer Epic Meltdown On Spirit Airlines
Not sure how I missed this earlier in the week, but an absolutely shameful meltdown by three Spirit Airlines passengers requires our examination. All apparently over a flight delay… Meltdown: Spirit Employees Attacked Over Flight Delay By Three Angry...
Woman Attacks Five Spirit Airlines Employees In Anger Over Baggage Fee, Then Coughs On Cops While Claiming She Has COVID-19
Yesterday wasn’t a good day for Emmari Jackson. Angered by an unexpected fee for her carry-on bag, the 21-year-old launched a full-scale attack on a cadre of Spirit Airlines staff, at one point even striking a supervisor with a...
Flight Attendants Gawk As Bloody Fight Breaks Out On Spirit Airlines
Well, it’s nice to see that some things never change. A bloody fight broke out on a Spirit Airlines flight last week that ultimately led to a diversion. We’ve certainly missed those stories lately. But how about the flight attendant...
Why I Made Spirit Airlines my American Express Platinum Preferred Airline
American Express Platinum cardholders receive a $200 annual credit applied to offset fees charged by airlines. Almost no one chooses Spirit, here’s why I did. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click...
Is Spirit Airlines Breaking the Law With Passenger Usage Fee?
One of my favorite flight hacks is to buy Spirit Airlines tickets at the airport and save the online-only passenger usage fee. But based on a recent experience, it seems they may be breaking the law through false advertising...
Naughty: Spirit Pushed Credit, Not Refund, For Cancelled Flights
Hurricane Dorian brought many flight cancellations, Florida-based carriers like Spirit were particularly hard hit. But when flights started to cancel, Spirit flight refunds were hard to come by. They pushed credit not refunds for passengers. If you are considering booking...
My Raucous Flight On Spirit Airlines
For better or for worse, it seems that every Spirit Airlines flight I take is predictable…in a raucous way. But there was a sense of community on my last Spirit flight that I just loved. It’s a good thing...
Bated Passengers Bat Away Bat On Batty Spirit Airlines
Forgive me for the title, I could not resist… A fluttering bat greeted passengers on an early morning Spirit Airlines flight to New Jersey. No, this time it was not an emotional support pet. Peter Scattini, a passenger onboard...
Hilarious: Man “Forgets” He Cannot Smoke On Spirit Flight
A man was ejected from a Spirt Airlines flight for lighting up a cigarette at his seat. His reaction, when a FA confronts him, is priceless. I normally would avoid a story like this, especially for the reason I...
Spirit Airlines Announces New Service To Burbank, CA
No-frills budget carrier Spirit Airlines is coming to Burbank, California. Today, the carrier announced it will offer three daily flights between Burbank and Las Vegas starting in June 2019. Burbank becomes our second airport destination in the Los Angeles Basin,...
Spirit Airport Booking Is My Favorite Travel Hack
Spirit is the king of a la carte fares. They promise cheap seats on direct flights but everything is extra, even paying for your ticket incurs a $15-20 convenience fee when you buy online. We decided we don’t want...
Family Accuses Spirit Airlines FA Of Calling Them “Retarded Jews”
A Jewish couple has accused a Spirit Airlines flight attendant of anti-Semitic behavior onboard a flight from New York to Florida. Spirit says the couple did not follow the rules. Chana and Yisroel Beck were flying from Newark to...
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: April 15, 2018
Greetings from Los Angeles. It is good to be home after two nearly weeks in Europe. I had a fabulous trip (hope you have been enjoy the Italy road trip report), but there is no place like home…especially after...
My Unlikely Love Affair with Spirit Airlines
Despite holding status on other carriers, I find myself flying Spirit Airlines and loving it. Why would I willingly give up a shot at free first class seats, meals, free bags, and other perks? Because Spirit is very good...
Did Spirit Airlines Really Advise a Woman to Flush Her Emotional Support Hamster Down Toilet?
Now that emotional support animals are at the center of a public discussion balancing the comfort of passengers with the safety of others, more stories are emerging. But does the latest hamster story pass the smell test? Belen Aldecosea,...
Spirit Airlines Justified in Kicking Off Breastfeeding Mother
Spirit Airlines removed a breastfeeding mother, her son, and her elderly parents for refusing to follow crewmember instructions. I believe this action was justified. Oh no, don’t worry…this isn’t going where you may think. Not that it matters, but...
Comedian Savages Spirit Airlines
Comedian Brent Pella has a beef with Spirit Airlines. The stand-up comedian shares of his recent Spirit experience in the form of a video entitled, Why You Shouldn’t Fly on Spirit Airlines. I would not have bothered with a post...
The Godfather of the Airline Industry
Freddie Laker. Richard Branson. William Franke? Although not a household name, William “Bill” Franke is the man we can thank for the ultra-low-carrier model in the USA. He also hired both Doug Parker (CEO of American) and Scott Kirby...
