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Old 01-17-2019, 07:51 AM
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1. Delta
2. Alaska
3. Southwest
4. Spirit
5. JetBlue
6. United
7. American
8. Frontier
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Old 01-17-2019, 09:31 AM
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Any list that doesn't have spirit dead last is one that can't be taken seriously.
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Old 01-17-2019, 09:33 AM
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Any list that doesn't have spirit dead last is one that can't be taken seriously.
Ok, buddy.
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Any list that doesn't have spirit dead last is one that can't be taken seriously.
How often do you fly on Spirit?
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What no Hawaiian? I'd bet we'd be first on a few of those lists.
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Old 01-17-2019, 11:11 AM
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What no Hawaiian? I'd bet we'd be first on a few of those lists.


They said they excluded Hawaiian due to the relatively few flights they operate on the mainland and thus not subject to the major weather issues at the same rate as these other carriers.
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Old 01-17-2019, 11:22 AM
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The seven categories and rankings that went into the overall ranking:

On-time arrivals
1. Delta
2. Alaska
3. Spirit
4. Southwest
5. United
6. American
7. JetBlue
8. Frontier

Tarmac Delays
1. Southwest
2. Alaska
3. Frontier
4. Spirit
5. Delta
6. JetBlue
7. United
8. American

Involuntary Bumps
1. Delta
2. JetBlue
3. United
4. American
5. Southwest
6. Alaska
7. Spirit
8. Frontier

Extreme Delays
1. Alaska
2. Delta
3. Southwest
4. Spirit
5. American
6. United
7. JetBlue
8. Frontier

Cancelled flights
1. Delta
2. Spirit
3. Alaska
4. Southwest
5. United
6. Frontier
7. JetBlue
8. American

Mishandled bags
1. Spirit
2. JetBlue
3. Delta
4. United
5. Alaska
6. Frontier
7. Southwest
8. American

Formal DOT complaints
1. Southwest
2. Alaska
3. Delta
4. JetBlue
5. United
6. American
7. Spirit
8. Frontier
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Old 01-17-2019, 03:33 PM
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I give the "Most Improved" award to Spirit.

As a Frontier pilot, its encouraging to see that a ULCC can do well.

And..... Frontier needs to get their sh*t together
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That’s a good old fashioned pimp slappin’. Well done.
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