i already had checked bags on spirit. spirit is a low cost airline and some passengers say they can t afford the inflated fares on a higher cost carrier. pay is the sticking point between the pilots and airline. spirit says they offered a raise over five years and hopes to reach a deal so the company can still provide low fares. the pilots say we have sacrificed to so much to see this company prosper and now we re sacrificeing our pay. spirit advertises fares as low has $9, but charges extra fees for just about everything. it recently announced a controversial $45 fee for carry on bags beginning august 1. in washington, fox news. fox news has learn that had a tsunami watch for the indian ocean has been canceled. the alert was issued this afternoon after an earthquake near the islands east of india.
get no help on booking on other airlines. here is what they had to say. we ve got a message over our phone saying that the flights are on time. about 20 minutes out. so, we were rushing trying to get here and yet here and the flights are canceled. we ll never ever fly spirit air again, and i have to pay u.s. era additional $50 this morning and i already had checked bags on spirit. and spirit is a low cost airline. some passengers say they can t afford to pay the last minute fares on a higher cost carrier, kelly. you can certainly understand their anger, but what are the airlines and the pilots unions saying about all of this? well, the key issue, the key dispute is pay and the pilots said it s not on par with other low cost carriers like jet blue and air tran. the union issued a statement, saying, quote, we have sacrificed so much to see this company prosper, now, we are sacrificing our paychecks until we get a contract that