Few brand names have been dragged through the muck like Spirit Airlines.
Some might wonder whether that will lead to the name’s demise — and dry up fertile fodder for comedy — if federal regulators approve the proposed merger between the low-budget Miramar-based Spirit and Frontier Airlines, another low-priced carrier, announced on Monday.
Flyers tend to sound off: Spirit by far had the highest number of complaints — 13.25 per 100,000 passengers — between January and September 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah makes fun of it as often as possible. A legion of standup comics all have Spirit routines, perhaps because they’ve flown with the airline so much.
