Spirit Airlines furloughing 270 pilots, demoting another 140 amid slower schedule

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[crusty old prospector]

I guess their business model is similar to some cruise lines. Flyers are avoiding them so that don’t get roughed up by some ruffians.

[Vaduz]

No wonder transportation stocks never do well?

[Wilderness Conservative]

They should change their name to Ghetto Airlines. What a joke of an operation.

[V_TWIN]

Just like Carnival cruise lines....when you offer lower fares you attract a lower class of people.

[napscoordinator]

I think American Airlines is the worst. A collision practically daily. What a mess of an operation.

[crusty old prospector]

That blame should lie on air traffic control.

[Texas Eagle]

The Greyhound of airlines can’t make a go of it? I wonder what’s up.

[crusty old prospector]

They fly an all-Airbus fleet. If only they would have chosen Boeing…

[Ann Archy]

Chuckie Cheese of the Skies??? Democrats RUIN and DESTROY EVERYTHING THEY TOUCH!!

[Governor Dinwiddie]

The trick to a quick profit turnaround is to offer passengers complimentary bottles of Olde English 800 malt liquor and a pack of Newports.

[V_TWIN]

[dpetty121263]

How can this be as the Economy is rip roaring or so I am told...

[crusty old prospector]

Hey, that’s the 40-ounce bottle. The Warhead.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

MOAB — Mother of All Bottles.

[crusty old prospector]

I bet it gets hot before you finish it. Hiccup.

[Ikeon]

Evil spirit airlines did this to themselves. They wanted to and became the McDonald's of air travel. Therefor the people who fly spirit are the same crowd.

If spirit wants to become better, they need to start barring certain behaviors AT THE BOARDING GATE!. Have a dress code, and s9ntop scraping the bottom of the barrel for passengers.

I guarantee that if blacks boycotted spirit and complained about " racist" rules..Their clientele would become a higher class of travelers

[T.B. Yoits]

Spirit Airlines just came out of bankruptcy in June but is still having problems. Their merger deal with Frontier fell through last year and they’re not likely to see improvement unless they can merge with another airline or get absorbed by one.

[crusty old prospector]

Maybe they should try to merge with Viva Aerobus or Volaris. The Spirit of Mexico.

[Nervous Tick]

>> Hey, that’s the 40-ounce bottle. The Warhead.

First thing that came to mind when I saw the picture: “...furniture polish and cigarettes??” 😂

[NonValueAdded]

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