Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza pulled a U-turn on Friday, announcing that he would personally refund the ticket of terminally ill veteran, Jerry Mee...
Posted 05.02.2012
Spirit Airlines has announced that, come November 6, it could cost travelers as much as $100 to have a carry-on bag on one of their flights. Curren...
Posted 05.01.2012
UPDATE, 5/1: Fox News interviewed Jerry Meekins about the incident on Tuesday (check it out above). Meekins called the situation "unconscionable". ...
Posted 04.19.2012
Spirit Airlines doesn't shy away from scandals. Instead, it uses them to sell tickets. The budget airline's latest "More Bang for your Buck" promo...
Posted 03.22.2012
Florida-based Spirit Airlines is no stranger to Blagojevich-themed ad campaigns -- they've previously run "'F-ing Golden" and "Slammer Sale" promotion...
Ben Baldanza | Posted 05.06.2012
At Spirit, sometimes government taxes are more than the fare itself. Studies show hiding taxes make it easy for government to raise taxes further.
George Hobica | Posted 05.06.2012
Spirit was also mightily irked by the new D.O.T. rule requiring airlines to reveal all mandatory taxes and fees in advertised fares as well as earlier in the online search process.
Posted 02.22.2012
Spirit Airlines has done it again. The airline, which has taken on pop culture in their ads for years, has taken on "Linsanity." From Herman Ca...
Posted 03.27.2012
In a letter today to the CEO of low cost carrier Spirit Airlines, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) says the airline is engaged in a "deliberate attempt to...
Posted 03.27.2012
Senator Barbara Boxer Slams Spirit Airlines' 'Deliberate Attempt To Deceive' Fliers
Blake Fleetwood | Posted 03.20.2012
The outrage is not that the airlines are doing anything illegal, but that all this deceptive advertising has been perfectly legal for years.
Posted 12.09.2011
Spirit Airlines has once again made Rod Blagojevich the target of their ad campaign -- and are offering $14 flights to customers in honor of the 14 ye...
AP | Posted 12.09.2011
CHICAGO -- He's been a pitchman for pistachios and a contestant on "Celebrity Apprentice." Now, ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has become the un...
AP | By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ | Posted 11.14.2011
NEW YORK -- Passengers on Spirit Airlines Inc. now face nearly $34 in fees just to buy their tickets on the web. The only way most customers can avoid...
Posted 12.13.2011
God bless Spirit Airlines. First, the company took on Tiger Woods' Thanksgiving car accident and then quickly followed suit with the BP oil spill....
Kate Hanni | Posted 11.13.2011
The throng of Spirit charges is astonishing. Take a few minutes to review their Our Optional Fees page. They are actually still charging for carry-on bags.
Posted 10.24.2011
A suspicious powder on a Spirit Airlines plane that had airport officials on alert Monday turned out to be marijuana. The flight from New York to ...
Posted 08.29.2011
A small Florida-based airline, which is developing a reputation for piggybacking their special offers off the scandals surrounding publicly-defaced fi...
AOL Travel News | Posted 08.22.2011
From the airline that brought you carry-on baggage fees, Spirit Airlines, comes a new fee for boarding passes. The super-discount airline announced...
AOL Travel News | Posted 08.13.2011
Spirit Airlines took to the streets of Los Angeles over the weekend, promoting a sale on flights to Las Vegas with bikini-clad pole dancers inside a g...
AOL Travel News | Posted 07.18.2011
It's easy to hit below the belt, but is it really necessary? Spirit, the airline who comes up with impossibly-timed ads poking fun at the latest headl...
Blake Fleetwood | Posted 05.25.2011
Gone are the days of customer service with a smile. There are fees for everything, and while some are worth it, others are an obnoxious way for the airlines to pick your pocket.
Posted 05.25.2011
In the latest in tasteless advertisements from Spirit Airlines, Charlie Sheen and his "winning" lifestyle is made fun of by the airline in their lates...
Posted 05.25.2011
Great timing, huh? A nationwide crash of Spirit Airlines' website has lead to even longer lines on what is considered the busiest travel day of the ye...
Posted 05.25.2011
What is travel coming to? On Sunday, Spirit Airlines started charging $45 for a carry-on bag, according to USA Today. Passengers across the countr...
Posted 05.04.2012