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So Frontier clapped back and was like, okay, we're going to give people free bags if you use code, let's say, free bag. And they said for like a month. And we're going to see how many people, if it brings over a lot of new customers, we're going to keep doing free bags. I love it. I love a little internet like, it's very poppy versus ollie pop.
Very like brand, one brand makes the other brand better.
Very like brand, one brand makes the other brand better.
Very like brand, one brand makes the other brand better.
So do you remember back at the end of last year, there was that Spirit Airlines congressional hearing that came out? And basically, they were saying you've spent $26 million paying employees to find overweight bags. And on Spirit Airlines, when you have an overweight bag, they charge you $75. But $10 of that goes to the employee.
So do you remember back at the end of last year, there was that Spirit Airlines congressional hearing that came out? And basically, they were saying you've spent $26 million paying employees to find overweight bags. And on Spirit Airlines, when you have an overweight bag, they charge you $75. But $10 of that goes to the employee.
So do you remember back at the end of last year, there was that Spirit Airlines congressional hearing that came out? And basically, they were saying you've spent $26 million paying employees to find overweight bags. And on Spirit Airlines, when you have an overweight bag, they charge you $75. But $10 of that goes to the employee.
So you know how on American, for example, if you go up there and your bag's 52 pounds, right? Most the time, if you're nice, then the gate agent's like, no big deal. Let's just push it through. Well, that Spirit Airlines person's getting $10 every time they find a bag overweight. So they're just popping you and then you have to pay $75.
So you know how on American, for example, if you go up there and your bag's 52 pounds, right? Most the time, if you're nice, then the gate agent's like, no big deal. Let's just push it through. Well, that Spirit Airlines person's getting $10 every time they find a bag overweight. So they're just popping you and then you have to pay $75.
So you know how on American, for example, if you go up there and your bag's 52 pounds, right? Most the time, if you're nice, then the gate agent's like, no big deal. Let's just push it through. Well, that Spirit Airlines person's getting $10 every time they find a bag overweight. So they're just popping you and then you have to pay $75.
So they were paying the agents to find the overweight bags, which was just charging the consumers more money. Isn't that wild?
So they were paying the agents to find the overweight bags, which was just charging the consumers more money. Isn't that wild?
So they were paying the agents to find the overweight bags, which was just charging the consumers more money. Isn't that wild?
Well, you just had a United... I just what? You just read like a United example.
Well, you just had a United... I just what? You just read like a United example.
Well, you just had a United... I just what? You just read like a United example.
That I, you know, I can get behind the vibe change, but I do think a lot of times like they're weather dependent.
That I, you know, I can get behind the vibe change, but I do think a lot of times like they're weather dependent.
That I, you know, I can get behind the vibe change, but I do think a lot of times like they're weather dependent.
Yeah, I mean, I don't understand how the passengers wouldn't be able to get on the plane without their passports. Unless they got on and left it in the bathroom or something, I guess. But my thing is this.