Spirit of NKS
03-07-2013 | 05:59 AM
#5411
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Sorry to dash your hopes, but it does.
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.
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.
Delta to Refund Taxes Paid for Travel During FAA Shutdown - Aug 1, 2011
03-07-2013 | 06:56 AM
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03-07-2013 | 11:01 AM
#5413
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I was sitting in the new crew room chiliin like Bob Dylan in ORD.
03-07-2013 | 02:08 PM
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This latest vacancy/reduction bid is a sham and is making a mockery of the whole process. What is "defensive bidding" anyway, and who are we trying to save from their own bidding errors by re-opening the bid for 24 hours? What about those who are negatively impacted by the re-bid who actually bid correctly the first time?
03-07-2013 | 02:10 PM
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We've seen plenty of Mötley Fool stories on Spirit in the past few weeks/months and there's always been talk of whether the Fool is a good basis or authority on anything, let alone Spirit. Here, Fool makes its own best case why they have NO idea what they're talking about:
Why Apple Isn't Among the 25 Best Companies in America (AAPL)
I realize this doesn't have anything to do with Spirit, but come on, Apple NOT a top 25 best companies in America because of "supply issues" and "worker conditions" with FoxConn? Even though Apple "ranks high with investors, customers and employees", because of the way a Chinese company treats its employees, Apple is a bad company. This is why everything Fool says about Spirit should be taken with a huge grain of salt.
Why Apple Isn't Among the 25 Best Companies in America (AAPL)
I realize this doesn't have anything to do with Spirit, but come on, Apple NOT a top 25 best companies in America because of "supply issues" and "worker conditions" with FoxConn? Even though Apple "ranks high with investors, customers and employees", because of the way a Chinese company treats its employees, Apple is a bad company. This is why everything Fool says about Spirit should be taken with a huge grain of salt.
03-07-2013 | 02:14 PM
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Delta also returned the taxes collected during the 2011 FAA shutdown.
Delta to Refund Taxes Paid for Travel During FAA Shutdown - Aug 1, 2011
Delta to Refund Taxes Paid for Travel During FAA Shutdown - Aug 1, 2011
03-07-2013 | 02:29 PM
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They didn't have the seniority to hold what someone senior to them wanted. Would you really want 5-10 years of service to Spirit abrogated because of an honest mistake while bidding?
03-07-2013 | 02:41 PM
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03-07-2013 | 02:45 PM
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We've been doing this vacancy bid through FLICA long enough that not knowing how to bid is no longer an excuse that holds any water. If they wanted it, they should have entered their bid correctly and in a timely manner. Isn't that the purpose of publishing the snapshot and the multiple bidding tutorials that have been around for the past couple of years? If I forget to put in my monthly bid, should they take someone else's awarded line away from them and to give it to me?
03-07-2013 | 03:41 PM
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We've been doing this vacancy bid through FLICA long enough that not knowing how to bid is no longer an excuse that holds any water. If they wanted it, they should have entered their bid correctly and in a timely manner. Isn't that the purpose of publishing the snapshot and the multiple bidding tutorials that have been around for the past couple of years? If I forget to put in my monthly bid, should they take someone else's awarded line away from them and to give it to me?
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