Budget travel
Dex
5/16/2012 2:26:48 PM
There is a difference between traveling frugally and traveling cheaply. I believe in looking for bargains, taking advantage of sales and stretching my dollars. However, traveling "cheap" does not generally provide good value. It just creates headaches.
Re: um... wow
cat tail
5/16/2012 1:46:25 PM
Michi we would take your comments about the airline more seriously if you used proper spelling and grammar!
I'm not assuming everyone is getting fooled.
The shareholders did quite nicely in the past year.
Re: um... wow
Michi
5/16/2012 1:11:54 PM
If you going to assume to write this article I did too. Elderly grandmothers... Then I assumed they might need a wheel chair.
Your right they are not always the lowest fare because the good deals need to be bought well in advance. The flight fill up quick and the seats left have higher fares.
Look a t flight to Latin America, such as Colombia or Peru. Compare them to American, Taca or Avianca and the prices usually are a few hundred less.
Other Carriers also charge for bags not just Spirit.
Just remember not all passengers are suckers at Spirit has Pax that travel with them all the time cause they know what they are getting into.
Don't just assume that everyone is getting fooled.
The thing is Michi, is that Spirit does not necessarily offer the lowest fares. Compare prices on various routes.
And one more thing: Who ever said a thing about wheelchairs?
Re: um... wow
Michi
5/16/2012 12:53:08 PM
Ok if you know you will need extra carry on for the trip for food could you not pay for it online or at the counter so you don't get charged $100 bucks?
So your telling me that each person can't take one carry on that fit under there seat with suff to play and a bag of food?
With nine people in your family you need 18 bags with you ON the plane?
Your the reason Spirit charges for carry-on bags and why it takes so long to board and deplane, 5 kid, 18 carry-on bags 2 wheel chairs.
No wonder they did not like you. They don't want you back.
BTW, I have never seen anyone ever changed for bringing food on board.
But I know many even in my family that have alot of kids and love spirit because they get good deals and know how to pack and play the game.
Spirit is not for you, but if your going to write a story about them you need to have the facts and your bad experience has clouded your judgement.
Spirit will be the airline of the future, sorry to say. Look at Ryan air in Europe, Spirits on it's way. Good luck never flying Spirit again.
I concede I have occassionally taken my own snacks in my purse because 1) my husband is diabetic and can't eat anything they sell at the counter, except perhaps the stale popcorn. And I. unfortunately, have never developed a taste for cheeze whiz and chips, or big, fat overcooked hotdogs. So sometimes, I put grapes in a ziploc bag and hide them in my purse.
Shoot me.
Hi Michi,
I have five kids. They're older now, but when they were smaller--not babies, but elementary age, travel was cumbersome. I often brought food onboard, for them as well as their two elderly grandmothers who traveled with us. Count the passengers: nine. Each kid and grandma would already have a carryon with essentials for the trip -- kids need a lot of crap to keep 'em quiet inflight. So I always packed a wealth of coloring books, story books, self contained games, etc, along with one change of clothes. Accidents happen. No room in a backpack that a kid can carry for all that, plus his dinner.
I'd carry the food for all of us separately, in a brown shopping bag, and hand it out during the flight.
It's not a crazy scenerio. Unless you like kids screaming inflight.
Re: um... wow
Michi
5/16/2012 12:18:59 PM
The problem with the Spirit employees is not them it's not Management it the customers. I really feel bad for what the agents put up with. Same stupid questions, Bad attitude, dunk pax. People don't like to fly and fear flying so when they come the take mess or drink or get nervous, get stressed. So the take out their frustration on the poor agents. Then add to that the make min wage or slightly higher work long hours and your asking them to be nice.
You want Spirit to give you something for nothing not going to happen. Spirit will take you from Piont A to point B safely.
Re: um... wow
Michi
5/16/2012 12:09:52 PM
Seriously, food. Now your just bashing them with a hypothetical question.
Think about what you said unless the food is in one really big bag your right. But most food places, don't have big bags and specially at the airport. Don't you think each person would take his or own food and put it under there seat. If you have a baby and need a bag for them Spirit will not charge for baby essentials.
If the person is so stupid to buy that much food and get charged $100 bucks they deserve it. Why should the rest of the passengers pay high price for there ticket just because some don't know how to pack.
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