Comments on: Spirit Airlines Passenger Melts Down, Pounds Gate Door: Showing Up ‘Two Minutes Early’ Not Enough

By: Pilot joe

Pilot joe — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:23:59 +0000

It gets really awkward for us pilots when late passengers show up after the gate door is closed. Often the cockpit windows are about 20 feet from the terminal window. After pounding on the door they come to the window.

Sometimes we’re there for 10 or 15 minutes because of traffic or a minor mechanical issue

I’ve tried different strategies: ignoring, waving back, shoulder shrugging—it just always feels awkward.

By: ZH

ZH — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:39:58 +0000

if she printed a boarding pass, they knew she was at the airport… most airlines would wait as long as they could for her before they closed the gate. Ive had them call me by name over the intercom as I was running down the terminal since they knew I was there, but not on the plane.

By: Jax

Jax — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 10:12:38 +0000

They deliver at the gate!? What?!

By: Tellitlikeitis

Tellitlikeitis — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 03:36:18 +0000

This woman is another imbalanced twit, a dreg of society. The minute some passenger shows up inappropriately dressed (pajamas, scantily clad, saggy pants, etc.) or exhibits poor general behavior and poor impulse control, they should not be permitted to board the plane and taken OUT of the airport immediately and altogether. If one can’t act decently in public, control yourself and your kids in public, not smell like a farm animal, then stay away from others…period. Too many losers running around in public today and we just continue to tolerate unacceptable behavior. And if you can’t figure out what “acting decently” entails, you’re exactly the type who creates these societal problems for others.

By: Maleko

Maleko — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 02:18:42 +0000

Ah….Spirit Airlines! Adding another level to flying chaos.

By: Bob Anderson

Bob Anderson — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 00:54:47 +0000

The infrequent travelers who would benefit from this article would be very unlikely to read it. Those reading most articles on this site generally are well traveled, with an interest in aviation. These words are just blowing in the wind over the heads of those who would benefit. Just sayin’.

By: JRMW

JRMW — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 23:38:38 +0000

Ignorance is not a crime.

Many people don’t know things because it’s not their world.
We should make things as easy and obvious as possible

Why not print on the original itinerary
“Spirit flight #123. Final boarding 10 am. Takeoff 1040 am. “

The ticket does say the boarding time STARTS but many times it’s not always obvious what time the doors close

Everyone on this blog understands all this because we have flown tons of times.

However, this reminds me of when I tried to cross the street in Vietnam. It is extraordinarily difficult if you’ve never done it before. (Seriously)
I can’t count how many times I had to help American tourists buy a metro pass in Paris
Sometimes you just have to have help

It really is OK to not know things

Unfortunately, we also have willful ignorance, which is a different situation. But I’ll tell you what: many people who are willfully ignorant or also in very high positions of political or economic power?

By: Greg L

Greg L — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:59:15 +0000

Can’t fix stupid.
Enough said.

By: Gary Leff

Gary Leff — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:20:19 +0000

In reply to carletonm.

@carletonm – there’s the instagram account ‘humansofspiritairlines’…

By: M. Casey

M. Casey — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 20:54:19 +0000

I flew UA out of EWR, got to the gate at the exact boarding start time and stood there for :25 minutes – WITH NO ANNOUNCEMENTS! We departed late. Upon landing, I got a text: sorry we departed late but we arrived early into IAH. the capt announced our 2 gates (777 requires 2 gates in some areas at IAH) were occupied. we arrived at the gate :25 minutes late.

The point being, the spirit customers were checked in, the gate agents know this. The high number of times the airline is late – it’s I’m sorry: the one time you are – you’re F****D.