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03-05-2013, 01:29 PM
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YAH for hats!!!!!!!
03-05-2013, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by gatorbird
However, according to the ALPA Chairman email the company WOULD see a gain if he was forthcoming and truthful about the proposal ALPA made to help Spirit out in the form of a legal alliance regarding the company's lawsuit against the DOT. Simple quid-pro-quo. Of course, this assumes ALPA is being completely honest...
03-06-2013, 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Plane Ramrod
So ALPA's support on legal issues is for sale.
03-06-2013, 10:58 AM
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Why is Spirit suing the DOT?
03-06-2013, 10:59 AM
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Why is Spirit suing the DOT?
03-06-2013, 01:54 PM
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Another delay in posting the vacancy/reduction awards? What's up with that?
03-06-2013, 02:13 PM
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Rumor is ORD opening as a base.
03-06-2013, 02:16 PM
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I hope it doesn't have anything to do with the law that says that you need to publish the full ticket price upfront, and not just the bottom goody $9 ticket that is actually going to cost 50+ dollars. It fixes a deceptive advertisement practice and all airlines are complying with the law.
03-06-2013, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ShyGuy
I hope it doesn't have anything to do with the law that says that you need to publish the full ticket price upfront . . .
Spirit, Allegiant, and Southwest are suing the DOT over the rule that requires you publish the cost of an airline ticket to include all the taxes and fees that the government collects. Other than gas, prices in the US never include all the taxes and fees, so why should airlines be singled out? While Allegiant and Southwest are laying low, Spirit is engaged in a much more public campaign.
That said, Spirit passing on their low costs to their consumers in the form of low fares is not all lip service. When the FAA was unable to collect their taxes during the 2011 'government shutdown', Spirit returned the extra $ they had collected to their passengers, rather than pocketing it for themselves. I believe the only other airline to do so was Alaska.
03-06-2013, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by NedsKid
Sorry to dash your hopes, but it does.
Spirit, Allegiant, and Southwest are suing the DOT over the rule. While Allegiant and Southwest are laying low, Spirit is engaged in a much more public campaign.
That said, its not all lip service. Bash Spirit all you want, but, when the FAA was unable to collect their taxes during the 2011 'government shutdown', Spirit returned the extra $ they had collected to their passengers, rather than pocketing it for themselves. I believe the only other airline to do so was Alaska.
Spirit, Allegiant, and Southwest are suing the DOT over the rule. While Allegiant and Southwest are laying low, Spirit is engaged in a much more public campaign.
That said, its not all lip service. Bash Spirit all you want, but, when the FAA was unable to collect their taxes during the 2011 'government shutdown', Spirit returned the extra $ they had collected to their passengers, rather than pocketing it for themselves. I believe the only other airline to do so was Alaska.
All the other airlines are onboard with the idea. It's fair for the consumers to see and know.
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