You probably saw the announcement by Spirit Airlines of the start of service from Kansas City to a number of cities including Chicago, Detroit, Houston and Dallas. They do have special fares right now if booked by April 25...They are absolutely a no frills airline but supposedly offer good fares (hard to compare with their introductory fares). Their service map is impressive, take a look. I don't know if I will fly them but they may have an impact on other carriers that serve the same cities...Detroit for one I have an interest. About three weeks ago I needed to go to Detroit...round trip on Delta minimum $800, Southwest $500, so a price break might be attractive. Surveys show Spirit does lead in one category...customer dissatisfaction. So I guess buyer beware.
That being said it is ironic a new no frills airline is flying into KCI with all the hubbub about a new terminal and the drive by some to add frills to the airport experience. I would believe the relatively low gate charges for airlines was a reason for Spirit's arrival. It will be interesting to see if the upgrades and increases of fees to the airlines with whatever upgrades are made will have an impact on carriers like Spirit to continue service to KC.
http://www.spirit.com/Default.aspx
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