A fueling delay on Spirit Airlines led to a toilet paper contest onboard…a reminder of why I don’t fly Spirit, but a cute gesture nonetheless.
Passengers Race To Unroll Toilet Paper On Spirit Airlines
I fly often and have encountered hundreds of delays over the years. Typically, if onboard when the delay occurs I just sit and try to be productive. At best, a beverage or snack is offered during a long delay. Usually, it’s just a matter of waiting it out.
But when a Spirit Airlines flight encountered an extended fueling delay, one flight attendant onboard decided to have a little fun.
Spirit flies a fleet of Airbus A320 single-aisle aircraft. To help pass the delay, a flight attendant grabbed two rolls of toilet paper, handed them to the passengers in row one (one on each side of the aisle) and explained that the point of the game was to see which side of the aircraft could unroll it fastest.
As passengers furiously unrolled it toward the back of the aircraft, the flight attendant explained:
“Ladies and gentlemen, if you don’t wanna play, just pass it along,”
I’ve flown Spirit Airlines several times. There is Wi-Fi onboard, but no plugs and no screens. Seats are tight. As such, passengers can get bored. But the passengers seemed to enjoy themselves onboard. One screamed, “Pass it along; they’re winning!”
@allyhenglein leave it to spirit to try to entertain us with single ply toilet paper #spiritairlines
Yes, I prefer just to be left alone even during a delay, but this was actually a really cute gesture that more than justified the destruction of company property. What a nice way to make customers less annoyed about a delay!
image: @allyhenglein / TikTok
Remember this?
Simon Says by delay 🙂
Over 350 Spirit flights in my life and never once seen this (thankfully).
Aren’t there multiple Southwest toilet paper races on YouTube?
And while you’re on YouTube, look for „Southwest AIrline’s Toilet Paper trick“
Sure if you want to touch something full of germs and feces, be my guest!
Then again, all you have to do is touch the seat.
I mean once you’re on those planes you’re contaminated so why not…
Spirit is nothing more than Greyhound with wings. So is their clientele.
Pau your gas credit card bill on time, they fill you right up with no delay. Somebody must have calculated it was cheaper to sacrifice a couple of rolls of TP than getting the gas bill covered.
Glad to see passengers were getting into the Spirit of it…I’ll see myself out.