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I thought that the riot thing was just a joke, but nope:

Riots break out in SJU. [Passengers] are breaking computers, attempting to break the jet bridge door, and are assaulting gate agents. 25 crew members are huddled in a ramp break room waiting for SWAT to escort them away. Crews are urged to change clothes to avoid detection. Tempers are flaring at [Orlando] and [Fort Lauderdale] as well.

Every Airline has been dealing with severe IROPs. This is not OK. Its more than stress level 10. I never thought I would see “urged to change out of uniform” I understand travelling is stressful but this is not okay.

GENE THERAPY RAGE!

We flew Spirit ONCE. They nickel and dime you for every little thing. Five dollars extra if you want the cabin pressurized.

Ryan Air is like that in Europe.

Mr. Ryan lobbied to remove the seats from planes so he could squeeze in more people by having them stand.

Puerto Rico? In Haiti, they give their passengers complimentary machetes when they board. They just hose the plane down for the next group.

I won't fly Spirit or Frontier again unless I am forced to. There is little to no seat recline. You're packed in like Sardines. Environment feels suffocating and dirty. Not because of the sanitation or cleanliness but because of the vibrations coming from the passengers. No thanks. I'll pay more.

"There is hardly anything that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper. The people who consider only price are this man's lawful prey."
- John Ruskin

Southwest is considered a low cost airline. Their prices are higher when searching, but stay the same after you book the ticket. I've done Frontier and Spirit in the past, and they are a bit shady about bags and other costs and boarding processes if you don't pick a seat. I didn't have a bad experience, but their seats are most definitely shitty and most the time I ended paying more than I would with Southwest or the other majors like American/Delta/United.

I'm either flying free on SW or flying first class on probably the three major domestic airlines, including as far south as the equator in this hemisphere. I'm done with Spirit or Frontier now that SW flies to Bozeman. Anywhere else I'd want to fly SW as they service locations I want to go.

I can't remember if it was frontier or spirit but my company booked me on super cheap flight through them once. Plane was horrible looking and had most blown out uncomfortable seat that made my back hurts for a day. Had a connection and a delay. Left Philadelphia at 4pm and arrived at LAX at 5am. Sent nasty letter to HR and told them putting me in FedEx same day box would have been better. And after all the OT from flying they would have saved money sending me on the concord.