Spirit Airlines Research Paper

Spirit Airlines obtains a name that has deceived many people and did not just stop there. It stands as the cheapest airline with tickets priced at just a little over 100 dollars, but only holds a two star rating from Skytrax, a very popular World Airline and Airport Star Ranking website. No one ever has to worry about a delayed flight for hours with no explanation or lost luggage because “it fell out of the luggage cart” with any other airline like people do with Spirit. In 1964, Spirit started as Clipper Trucking Company and was later founded in 1980 as an airline service. Spirit currently travels to 57 destinations throughout the United States, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Spirit Airlines equivalent to that one theater

The normal routine for any airline: taking off shoes, pulling all electronics with hard drives from carry-on bags, remove any medal that would go off in the detector. Upon completing the security check, then starts the hunt for their gate, which often times is really nearby. Once finding the gate and an available seat to wait for their flight to be called they look around to see no place full of taste to get something to eat. The thought of ordering a salty snack and an icy water sweat cup beverage on the flight crosses their mind. Nearly half an hour later, a Spirit employee voice bellows over the intercom “I am sorry to inform those of you who are flying on flight 673 that it is being delayed an hour.” Another hour in a place with no food, only the view of airplanes, news channel they put on their television, and no explanation. This happens often and sometimes more than once. In some instances the flight might even get cancelled and they will not manage to give you another flight until sometimes three or four days later. Spirit Airlines does not team up with another airline to get them a flight as soon as possible like some other airlines

Flight 673 is now boarding.” A Spirit employee calls hours after the original flight time. Getting in the designated line with 151 people who have inhabited the airport for hours, they start to board the plane. At the front of the line, the Spirit employee takes the plane ticket and scans in before allowing the passenger to pass through and onto the plane. As soon as they step foot on the plane, they are welcomed by a flight attendant and set out on a search for their seat. Once locating their seat, the passenger shimmies their way in, their behinds or fronts in other passengers faces. Arm rest close to their sides and feet shoved half way under the seat in front of them, the passenger attempts to get as comfortable as possible. After everyone has boarded, the flight attendant begins to give the mandatory instructions, speaking at a million words per minute as all the passengers just nod and pray their plane makes it to their destination safely. The flight attendants begin to come around and ask if anyone would like anything, once the plane settles in the air. Picking up the menu, the passengers will see that all cool beverages, including water, sell for three dollars and snacks ranging anywhere from two to four dollars. Noticing the “Value Meal” deals, they debate the worthiness of purchasing more to save up to four dollars at most. Their stomach roaring like thunder, they decide to order a lightly salted snack and cup sweating beverage.