Originally Posted by
ElCaribe
There is definitely room for Spirit to grow their market share. However, I do think their growth can only go so far. Don’t take this next comment personally as it has zero to do with the pilots: A lot of people out there hate spirit and will pay more to not fly on them. Just saying. But I agree they will make ground on those customers who chose the basic economy on legacies and those trying to save a buck.
I get that, but as others pointed out, SWA had the
same issues. Luckily for Spirit, 2/3 of the legacy carriers usually sit DFL in performance and overall ratings. So any apprehension some people might have about the product can be solved based on the more expensive Legacy alternative who will get you there with less reliable and in the same uncomfortable seat, just for more money.