Spirit Airlines cancelling hundreds of flights

Those folks also expected the airlines to help them and they didn't

 

falls again under poor planning.

 

Very poor contingency/DR planning, IMAO, that is.

 

Maybe a silly question but who flies somewhere with literally no money and no debit/credit card? Are they planning on writing checks whenever they land lol?

I've flown tons of places using Spirit, Allegiant, and Frontier over the years and knock on wood but have never had any kind of issue whatsoever so feel like im free rolling at this point on all ive saved so if something like this were to happen im still up in the long run.

 

If they did any research they would know Spirits history of stranding passengers. This was nothing new. That is the main reason I would never fly them. But, these are passengers I would not expect to research anything. You can bet none ever heard of a Contract of Carriage, which spells out what you can expect from an airline.

 

That's called unrealistic expectation.

 

Part of the problem is that the airline staff doesn't always know what the game plan is to be. Okay, your flight is canceled. Can they rebook you today? Do you have to stick around to go standby? Should you get a room and wait for tomorrow? Is there a reasonable chance you can get out today if you're there and a seat on another flight is open? What's the point that you have to abandon hope for the day?

 

If I were not soon to retire I moght recommend a professional project management agency to help them out!

 

One thing I have noticed with Spirit is sometimes their schedules do not have a next flight out of a city for one or two days. There is a good chance will not get on that flight because it is already full. Spirit is not going to book you with another airline because they do not have that agreement. They sure as hell ain't going get a room for you. Their staff know this. It is not in their policy. Just because you book a fight with an airline, do not think they owe you something because they do not. That is the way Spirit airlines thinks. Better read the Contract of Carriage. They cannot be a budget airline and give you all the perks of the big guys.

 

Most all flying in this country is like traveling steerage anyhow. Pretty much always an unpleasant experience.

 

"when the sweetness of cheapness wears off, the bitterness of poor quality lingers on"

So how much did that $49 flight cost you now? Cheaper is not always better. And as stated above, you cannot expect a budget airline to hand out food vouchers, free rooms, re-booking on Delta, etc. You can't have it both ways - cheapest available flight and all the perks of a Top 3 carrier

 

Exactly. I am amazed at how many people travel without credit cards - yes plural. Very cheap insurance to cover you when something happens. We each have at least 2 cards with us and they are different ones.

 

It is a transportation shortage of the fuel in some areas, usually smaller airports that have their fuel trucked in as opposed to bigger airports that have pipelines to deliver their fuel.
The trucking community is having the same labor issues everyone else is having currently.

 

It sounds to me like a lot of you want to blame the passengers. It’s not their fault these flights were canceled. Where I live we really don’t have any other good options for flights. You either have to fly to Minneapolis or Denver first. Quit being so judgmental on why people fly how the do. It’s not always cause they’re cheap or don’t have credit cards. Sometimes it’s their best/ only option.

 

I have said before that some people have no other choice than Spirit. Spirit may be the only airline flying out of their only airport. I do not blame them at all. You do what you have to do. We all make choices. We do not all choose wisely.

 

I was reading about that, Apparently the problem started with the amount of fuel needed to fight the wildfire. i have also read that Portland has 3 large above ground storage tanks. Would there be a pecking order on who gets fuel first that it would affect one airline more than others or was that not the case?

 

oops...duplicate post

Anyway, this is interesting.

The Most On-Time Airlines in the U.S. (afar.com)

 

With a subscription to a service like ExpertFlyer, you can see exactly what happened to a flight. It's the scroll direct from the airline (and often from the tower).

It's saved me a number of times when an airline agent tries to call it on weather, but then I quietly tell them otherwise.

Whether it's lack of crew, mechanical or something else, a frequent flier should always know their rules of carriage and use them wisely.

 

I've had nothing but good experiences with Spirit in both Chicago and Vegas. Denver as well. Always on time or earlier even.

That being said, I've been watching my specific flight and it was cancelled 3 times in a week. So definitely concerned here.

They said the issues should be fixed by the middle of this week, so...

 

And if they told you wolverines would make good house pets, would you believe them