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Spirit Airlines to charge for carry-on bags? Are you insane?
Postcards from FloridaSo, if Southwest Airlines is positioning itself as the good guys for not charging for luggage, Miramar, Fla.-based Spirit Airlines is making a big push for the bad guy role. Spirit announced today that it will start charging passengers for carry-on bags,... -
Spirit Airlines adds fee for carry-on bags
Money & CompanySpirit Airlines, the low-cost carrier based in Florida, announced Tuesday that it will charge passengers up to $45 for each piece of carry-on luggage. The move is a departure from other airlines that have added or increased fees to check...... -
More than a million 1-cent fares on Spirit Airlines — plus new fees for carry-ons
Los Angeles Times Travel | Daily Deal BlogIt sounds a bit like a belated April Fools joke, but it's not. As if they were channeling Ryanair, the Irish airline known for mind-boggling deals, Spirit Airlines has reduced some fares to only one cent — plus the cost for taxes and fuel (yes, fuel!)..... -
Spirit’s carry-on fee
Orlando Opinionators» Orlando Sentinel – Orlando OpinionatorsThe editorial board had a spirited discussion this week about Spirit Airlines' decision to start charging up to $45 each way for carry-on luggage that goes in overhead bins. There was some sentiment that we should raise our voices in defense of airline... -
Consumer Confidential: Carry-on fees, asthma danger, Medicare scam
Money & CompanyHere's your mystically Monday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: -- When Spirit Airlines announced it would start charging up to $45 for carry-on bags this summer, it was widely believed bigger carriers would happily follow suit. Apparently....... -
Spirit Airlines' $45 carry-on fee doesn't sit well with Times readers
Comments BlogBy now you've heard that Spirit Airlines, the low-fare carrier based in Florida, announced it will begin charging passengers as much as $45 for each piece of carry-on luggage.Yes, carry-on luggage. Luggage that is typically stored free of charge in...... -
More airline passengers tolerant of baggage fees, study says
Grouse all you want about airline baggage fees, but the numbers don't lie: You are slowly learning to accept them as a painful but necessary part of the flying experience. In fact, the overall satisfaction with air travel has increased to the highest...Tags: Frontier Airlines Inc., Transportation Security Administration, United Air Lines, Transportation, Air Transportation
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Reporter's Notebook: 2 major carriers out of O'Hare fare poorly in satisfaction survey
The two dominant air carriers out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, United Airlines and American Airlines, scored poorly in yet another satisfaction survey, this time by J.D. Power & Associates. And Southwest Airlines, the primary carrier out...
Tags: JetBlue Airways, Frontier Airlines Inc., Willis Tower, United Air Lines, AirTran
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Study: Fliers happier with airlines than a year ago
Travelers aren't as disgruntled with their airlines as they were a year ago, based on the results of a national consumer survey released Wednesday. On a 1,000-point scale, fliers' overall satisfaction with airlines rose 14 points to 695, up from 681 in...Tags: JetBlue Airways, Transportation, Air Transportation, Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation Industry
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FAA to keep control towers at midsize airports open at night
Budget cuts won't force the closure of air traffic control towers during overnight shifts, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. But the federal agency said it is still uncertain whether it will be forced this summer to close towers...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Budget Control Act of 2011, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Federal Aviation Administration
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Spirit Airlines switches toll-free lines to not-free 801 area code
Spirit Airlines, the Florida-based no-frills carrier that introduced fees for carry-on bags, has found another way to pass on its costs to its passengers. The airline quietly replaced its toll-free customer help numbers with regular toll-charge number....
Tags: Air Transportation Industry
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Frontier Airlines to add carry-on bag fee, but it can be avoided
Frontier Airlines announced that this summer it will become the third U.S.-based airline to charge passengers a fee to bring carry-on bags into the cabin. Spirit Airlines and Allegiant Air already impose a carry-on fee. But Frontier added a twist....Tags: Frontier Airlines Inc., Transportation, Air Transportation, Southwest Airlines Co., Travel
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