Here Are the Airlines That Will Be First To Allow Relaxed Digital Device Use
It will be race to be first, to jump on the PR value of it, until it will be commonplace...
Spirit Airlines
The Favorite New Hidden Fee of Low-Cost Airlines
Customers are sure to complain about these new fees, but if they want the low fares these companies offer, they have to play the game.
Spirit Airlines decides its customers don’t need a toll-free customer service line
Spirit never hides its fees -- customers know they have to pay for everything -- so why not ditch the toll-free line too. In a world where mobile minutes are more important than area codes it makes little difference.
Spirit Airlines ex-employee files suit on falsified maintenance records
Disgruntled employee or a legitimate issue? An FAA probe in early 2012 couldn't find evidence that Spirit Airlines falsified maintenance records. We'll see.
Despite a slower economy, low-cost carriers in the U.S. are growing
Low-cost carriers have come to represent not so much a wide price variation, but a different way of thinking at the corporate level and goals for fliers that are focused on retention and rewards through more creative means.
Low-cost U.S. carriers causing a bit of disruption in Latin American flights
Flights to the region are cheaper than ever as competition increases, but there are limitations to the low-cost carriers' reach in the region due to local air restrictions and aircraft that can’t reach certain distances.
For once, consumers win: Spirit/Southwest lose challenge to show plane tickets’ real cost
Using first amendment argument to display real costs to consumers? Now that's novel. For once, a consumer victory against airlines. Surprised to see Southwest, one of the most consumer friendly airlines, involved in challenging this ruling.