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Flight attendant union sends blistering response to Spirit's request for airport volunteers amid cancellation chaos
Spirit asked flight attendants to volunteer at the Fort Lauderdale airport amid mass cancellations. The Spirit COO later apologized to workers, saying the request was "insulting" and "poorly timed." A union representative fired back at Spirit: "Why get abused for free when you can get paid for it?" Spirit requested some flight attendants to volunteer during their days off as the company struggled with thousands of flight cancellations over the past week. Deb Hanson… (www.yahoo.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Spirit...Look gang, when one decides to pay "bus fare" to fly, one can only expect "bus" level service. Carry on.
A quote from Gordon Bethune " You can make a pizza so cheap that nobody wants to eat it. You can make an airline so cheap that nobody wants to fly on it."
I flew Spirit in the eighties when it was a fairly new airline. The experience was pleasant, the crew was friendly and the aircraft seemed threadworn on the inside. It was the only time I flew Spirit Air, but I’m not certain if today’s Spirit is the same company.
I have flown Spirit at least 20-times over the past 3-years. They are a great airline, almost always on time with very few cancellations. The staff & pilots are great and courteous. To be able to fly non-stop for the fares they charge was unheard of before they entered the scene. I recommend them to anyone who wants a quick non-stop low cost flight often 25%-50% the cost of other airlines.
It must suck to work for a pretend, fly-by-night (or not at all) airline.
Just think, at least through the end of September, we taxpayers are paying their salaries.