Left Holding The Bag.

  I was very glad to see in the news that because of the tremendous media coverage especially by the FOX News Channel,  the Tampa Florida Marine veteran dying of cancer finally,  received a refund for his 197 dollar ticket and CEO Ben Baldanza, donated 5000.00 dollars to the veteran's favorite charity the Wounded Warriors Project. I am pleased things turned out this way, it's a shame however that it takes pressure from the media to get an airline  to do the right thing.
  Spirit  Airlines, however, will  compensate themselves for this act of kindness. Beginning this fall,  if you show up at the gate with a carry on bag it will cost you 100.00 dollars to store it in the over head bins  unless, you prepaid a bag fee when you purchased your tickets. When you board the plane with your carry on bag if you have no cash they take credit cards I guess,  if you don't want to pay to store the bag in the over head bin  you could choose to put it on your lap if it will fit but I doubt Spirit Airlines, will let passengers do that  because well, you might say, that's just not their bag and they just can't leave you holding the bag! As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just, some words, to think on.