Comments on: Bailout Watch 243: Spirit Airlines To “Bail Out” Passengers

By: Gforce

Gforce — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:30:01 +0000

This “bail-out” phrase is pretty hot at the moment, err, I want to see if I can somehow slot it into my resume.

By: nonce

nonce — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:42:14 +0000

If you can’t have a sense of humour about the utter destruction of your local economy and end of all you hold dear, what can you have a sense of humour about?

By: the duke

the duke — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:34:36 +0000

@jgholt:

I’m in Pittsfield Township. We can fly together. :)

Actually, UM is the only reason I’m here at all; not from Michigan, not planning to stay…

By: MBella

MBella — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:30:15 +0000

The LC Smith terminal is closed and scheduled to be demolished, as is the old Barry terminal. They where both replaced by the new North Terminal.

The area doesn’t have to work economically, for the airport to be a good hub. It is located pretty well geographically, and it with brand new facilities, is good for passengers.

By: ZoomZoom

ZoomZoom — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:43:18 +0000

Nope; can’t see it.

By: ZoomZoom

ZoomZoom — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:42:32 +0000

The Northwest hub in Detroit is nice.

I’ve had decent experience with Spirit, though it is depressing to fly into Detroit on anything but Northwest. The old LC Smith terminal should have been demolished back in the ’60s.

Come to think of it…sometimes it is depressing to fly into Detroit at all. Everything and everybody is so drab and grey, in color and (seemingly) in karma. Hopefully my plane will get diverted the next time. “Sorry, but I ended up in Chicago, New York, Cleveland, Atlanta…uh, Paris! Well, gotta go!”

It’s also depressing to fly out of Detroit. Until the moment the plane gets above the clouds, that is. That’s when the heaviness of vibe relents.

Well…hoping I can see and edit this post before my 60 minutes is up. If not, please accept my advance apologies for bad spelling and grammar.

By: krhodes1

krhodes1 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:58:58 +0000

While Detroit is certainly a major hub for Northwest (now Delta), relatively speaking there is not much traffic going to or from Detroit itself. So hardly a major concern. If anything, I expect the merger to result in an increase in traffic through Detroit, as it is a far better/newer facility than the Delta hub in Cincinati.

By: Justin Berkowitz

Justin Berkowitz — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:50:01 +0000

Spirit is dead if GM, Chrysler, and Ford go down.

Northwest is at serious risk, too.

By: jgh

jgh — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:40:01 +0000

For Michigan residents, the best ticket in town is a one-way ticket out of town.

If only my Ypsilanti rental property could jump on a plane…