Spirit Airlines

Hope they were flying TO where they live because if not, they'll be driving a rental car BACK. After a jail sentence, one hopes.

I would rather pay more to fly a legacy airline than save a few dollars to ride this shitty airline.

God I hate to ask this question, but why do the criminals in these situations always wear dreadlocks? They’re going to give all dreadlock wearers a bad name.

Wow, I've only flown this airline twice, once because I was forced to by the sponsor of a fest where I was making an appearance and then 10 yrs later when it was the only airline that had the schedule I needed during a holiday, but I paid for their version of first class. The first was a nightmare, the 2nd was quite pleasurable. Both were over a decade ago. You couldn't get me to get on one of their planes now if you paid me.

Please don’t let them aw hell naw

Another POV

Spirit airlines Chicago to Vegas

“Ladies and gentlemen please stay seated and fasten your seat belts, a passenger in row 20 has just been DISRESPETTED.”

Sure it's not Soul Plane?

They say Norwegian Airlines is the Walmart of the skies. Spirit is way below that.

Flown it twice, never again.

I like that we have Spirit to make sure THEY travel separately. Spirit is a necessary evil, that I fortunately never have to encounter.

I wonder how I am supposed to react to the thread? Come out and tell me, OP? I'm a bit retarded. It looks crazy! Any you say this happens every day. People go crazy on this transport? Well, isn't that something! What is the world coming too! I'm posting my pic below. I know, I'm old. Don't fly much. So you say it's crazy like this every day?

Soulplane!

“Thank you for flying AIR LAQUISHA!”

Craziness on airplanes

I don’t get whys we be gettins in trouble mo than otha people’s we be actin like real muthafuckin classy and shit in public. They just wanna arrest us fo our muthafuckin race. I ain’t puttins no muthafucking cuffs on, my momma said resist arrest, always!

R15 that's comedy gold! Did you write for the Harvard Lampoon! Gee, I wish I could be such a satirist. I'm just not as clever as you.

This be your captain. Y'all better sit yo asses down on your budget airline folding chairs or our air hostesses Tanisha, Laquisha, and Precious gone come back there and beat yo asses like Ricky Ricardo beat them congas when he play Babaloo, you bitches!

I miss the days when animals were forced to walk or possibly hitch a railcar. Now, almost anything can ride with respectable people and ruin their trip.

More meltdowns

R18 Yes, I think you speak for all of us - flying used to be Klassy!

I didn’t see a white guy in the video but black Twitter is already trying to pin it all on Whitey:

“Im just wonder what this white man did to get sis out her pocket like that... I need back story.”

AKA “we can’t be held accountable for our own actions” AKA blacksplaining

Spirit should have a separate division called Cracker Airlines. For when white trash needs to fly the segregated skies.

HOT young crazy black stud at R19 - 2 min mark

R23 if you’re into homeless

WAIT! I have flown for years. Most of the argumentative, nasty and defiant passengers I’ve seen have all been white. Maybe it’s where I live. The 3 times I’ve seen scuffles (2 at the airport and one on an airplane that was quickly contained), they’ve all been white.

There seems to be a thing on Datalounge that if a crime, hate speech or boorish is committed by a white person, it is examined or ridiculed as individual behavior. When it’s non-white, the person represents the whole race.

It bothers me because I don’t like it when the bad behavior of a individual gay man is cited, we all get painted with the same brush. That has happened a couple of times at my job.

WAIT! I have been pulled over for years. Most of the argumentative, nasty and defiant drivers I’ve seen have all been black. Maybe it’s where I live. The 3 times I’ve seen scuffles (2 on the freeway and one on an on-ramp that was quickly contained), they’ve all been black.

There seems to be a thing in the black community that if a crime, hate speech or boorishness is committed by a black person, it is examined or ridiculed as individual behavior. When it’s white, the person represents the whole race.

It bothers me because I don’t like it when the bad behavior of a individual gay man is cited, we all get painted with the same brush. That has happened a couple of times at my job.

Hold it! I am WOKE and this thread needs to be AWAKENED. Or AWOKEN. Or AWAKED. Or something.

Yeah like the LSA black women who all come here and constantly without missing a beat call us “AIDS-infested Faggots”, yeah I’m not too empathetic.

Black Twitter is here to save the day

Spirit is only good for "redeyes" from the Pacific coast to the Mid-Atlantic. Because everyone's asleep.

Can I axe you a querstion? Where all these brothas and sistas fittin to go? I bet dem Miami streets bout to be lit! Gurl I be on da nex plane soon as my check come!

When the reparations come, we can fly Delta!

I hope that when the plane landed these people were properly dealt with by social workers.

Spirit Airlines is the Greyhound Bus of the Air.

DEAD

R28 I’ve maybe seen a handful of posts that ever said anything like that, and how the hell do you know they’re LSA posters?

Has anyone heard anything about Spirit Airlines flights being more prone to in flight turbulence? Seems this is a running theme on Twitter.

[quote] Has anyone heard anything about Spirit Airlines flights being more prone to in flight turbulence? Seems this is a running theme on Twitter.

I'd believe it. Both times I flew Spirit, all four legs were marred by extreme turbulence. One flight, I swear we nearly turned sideways.

Spirit posted on the Twitter thread that this was not one of their flights R39.

R39, that happened on an ALK flight in June 2019.

United I've come to find on domestic coach is no better.

I once had a Spirit flight canceled because they didn't have a pilot. Um, what?

It always seems decorum and self-restraint are just not qualities black people bother with. It is hard to come to any other conclusion. I've worked with the public and trying to manage the over the top responses with black clientele was exhausting.

Most of the over the top responses if not all of them concerning masks involved and still involve white people acting completely irrationally and impossible to deal with. Look at the white republicans ever since they joined with Trump they have gone completely off bananas with no signs of stopping despite his lose. They say let Jan 6 go despite refusing to let Nov 22 go. Imagine if it had been a BLM protest that breached the capital it would be the darkest day in American history far surpassing the War of 1812, Pearl Harbor and the World Trade Center attack combined.

Agree with R46. White people--and I am one--have rarely been told "No". Not meaning gay whites, but straight whites? What restrictions have they EVER faced? They could get married, whatever they fuck and how often was A-okay or "look the other way". They get asked to wear a mask and WHOOSH! Suddenly, they're oppressed and have breakdowns over it. Cry me a river, asshole.

I have yet to see a white in the chaos of that video

I don't care what color your skin is cause I've seen all kinds of bad behavior on plans - why is it so hard to just board a plane, sit in your, seat, STFU and follow instructions and get off the plane when it lands?

I've never flown this airline before. Could somebody tell me what demographic they're going for? Is it strictly working class, or are they hoping to attract business travelers, etc.? All I hear about this company are bad things and flying one of their flights seems like it'd be akin to sitting for hours at a time at a check cashing store.

Spirit has all types. It is not one demographic. Everybody no matter what their status wants to save a buck. You are so crammed in and uncomfortable it is going to bring out the worst in a lot of people. Avoid it if you can.

OMG can somebody tell me if the post at R37 is real?!? That can't be an actual airline employee speaking, is it?

I hope no weaves were harmed during this unfortunate event.

R50 it’s an airline with cheap base fares (but outrageous fees for everything so it’s not even all that cheaper) so it attracts ghetto people and deplorables

Here in Texas, they all got on Spirit airlines and went to Miami for $69 round trip, when the city opened back up from the pandemic. The videos were sheer chaos, vulgar twerking, and disrespectful behavior. A literal zoo; a sad commentary on the effects of no parental care in the formative years.

people that do this need to be banned from flying any airline for a minimum of 2 years, if it happens again, banned for life.

[quote] You are so crammed in and uncomfortable it is going to bring out the worst in a lot of people

Their seat pitch is as low as 28", compared to United's standard 31" and United Economy Plus at 37". It doesn't sound like much. but it makes a huge difference when the asshole in front of you suddenly reclines his seat while you're trying to work on your laptop

R50, it's mostly DMV people in pajamas.

R58 - “DMV people in pajamas” is the most accurate description of Spirit Airlines demographic. This is classic DL.

R50 I personally have not flown spirit but I did fly on a similar low cost airline a few years back because that’s all that was available at time and it was horrible. I learned from that experience to never book a bundle on Expedia with short notice.

As for the flight the people are literally crammed into uncomfortable seats that did not fully recline and almost zero leg room. No complimentary drinks or snacks and the insane baggage rules. What may seem like a cheap flight quickly skyrockets with all of the ridiculous baggage fees, even personal sized items are scrutinized.

The flight attendants uniforms looked dirty and wrinkled.

The people on my flight seemed to be from all walks of life so I can’t say they looked low class and no fights on board.

Seriously. Require vax certificates before tickets can be purchased. Problem solved. Problems solved all round.