Menu
Sign In Search Podcasts Charts People & Topics Add Podcast API Blog Pricing

Jacob Goldstein

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
239 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

And if you want to buy, great.

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

And if you don't, that's okay too.

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

Yeah, and we have ads on our flight attendant aprons, too.

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

And isn't that great?

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

Because people pay us to put that ad there, and your fare can be lower.

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

How does that square with the great story you just told me?

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

They're elitist, and I will tell you why.

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

That survey never asked customers about the price of their ticket.

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

And since they don't ask about the price, it's absolute bunk.

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

If you want to tell me that an airline that has more legroom and serves you more on board and has...

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

nicer lighting on the airplane is a better airline than ours, but forget to say they charge $400 and we charge $99?

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

Why doesn't Consumer Reports put out a survey saying that a Mercedes S-Class is better than a Ford Focus?

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

It's true.

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

Why don't they put out that survey?

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

The Mercedes S-Class is better than a Ford Focus.

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

So why isn't everybody buying Mercedes S-Classes?

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

Here's the reality.

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

If you go into the dollar store and you're expecting to buy a nice three-piece suit, you're going to be really disappointed.

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

No one should come to Spirit and complain we don't have legroom.

Planet Money
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

We're not a store that sells legroom.