Spirit airlines

• Jerry Meekins wants to know where Spirit Airlines spirit is. Two weeks after purchasing a $197 ticket from Spirit, Meekins -- a 76-year-old Vietnam veteran from Clearwater, Fla.
(Syracuse Post-Standard)
• MIRAMAR, Fla., May 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spirit Airlines, Inc. (Nasdaq:SAVE) today reported first quarter 2012 financial results. Im pleased with how well our team continues to execute on our network expansion.
(msnbc.com)
• MIRAMAR, Fla. — Spirit Airlines Inc. said Tuesday that its first-quarter net income tripled on accelerating revenue from fares, fees and significantly lower interest expense. Shares rose more than 3 percent in premarket trading.
(CBS News)
• Spirit Airlines Inc. (SAVE) said its passengers paid more than $50 apiece during the first quarter for extras such as checked bags and drinks in what it claimed was an industry first. The ultra-low-cost U.S.
(Wall Street Journal)
• Jerry Meekins, who is battling cancer, has a new foe: Spirit Airlines. Meekins recently purchased an airline ticket from Spirit Airlines to visit his daughter in New Jersey.
(msnbc.com)
• Miramar-based Spirit Airlines issued an apology and pulled a racy ad spoofing the Secret Service Colombian prostitution scandal that many people found offensive.
(msnbc.com)
• Despite a weekend of negative publicity over its refusal to grant a $197 ticket refund to a dying Vietnam War veteran, Spirit Airlines gave a one-word response: "No.
(Ksee24.com)
• Spirit Airlines has seized upon the ongoing GSA spending and Secret Service sex scandals as a marketing opportunity. The Miramar, Fla.-based discount commercial airline is offering a GSA Sale! with scandal-free fares starting from just $19.80 one way.
(YAHOO!)
• UPDATE, 5/1: Fox News interviewed Jerry Meekins about the incident on Tuesday (check it out above). Meekins called the situation unconscionable.
(Huffington Post)