Screw you, Spirit Airlines

[editionshield]

I've never used them before, and given this news, hopefully never will -- but I sure hope this doesn't catch on with any other carriers:

Spirit Airlines launches $45 carry-on fee (http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/07/business/la-fi-spirit7-2010apr07)

[T-Horn]

Pretty soon they'll be charging people for wearing clothes.

[SAhornfan]

Pretty soon they'll be charging people for wearing clothes.
Not a totally bad thing as long as they pay some to keep them on.

[T-Horn]

Not a totally bad thing as long as they pay some to keep them on.

Unless your Southwest and you kick people off for not wearing "enough" clothing.

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/11/16/Kyla2_narrowweb__300x426,0.jpg

[editionshield]

i liked the Onion's take on it (although apparently this was published more than a year or so....but got a new round of attention after the Spirit announcement):

http://www.theonion.com/articles/american-airlines-now-charging-fees-to-nonpassenge,2614/



http://media.theonion.com/images/articles/article/2614/American-Airlines-Jump-R.jpg

[AugustaHorn]

If Spirit Airlines new fee catches on with the major airlines I may give up flying altogether in the continental US. X-(

[UTBear]

I've already given up flying as much as possible. Of course it helps to be retired. The wife is always wanting to fly to Mexico or Europe or anywhere foreign and expensive. I counter by stonewalling and suggesting somewhere in driving distance.