America's BEST vs WORST Airline

Today I Flew America's Best and Worst Airline in order to find out how good and bad they actually were and what the differences were like! Delta and Spirit Airlines are both considered to be the best and worst airlines in all of the United States but how different can they really be? I show you everything from the check in, to the in flight experience and all the interactions with staff so we can truly see how each airline compares to one another!

Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - Delta Check In
01:40 - Delta Lounge
03:05 - Delta Reviews
04:00 - Delta Flight
07:12 - Post Delta
07:51 - Spirit Check In
09:31 - Lounge
10:00 - Spirit Reviews
11:18 - Spirit Flight
14:29 - Final Review

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[captclyde]

I'm a Delta 757 pilot, I do the Tampa flight often. I'm thrilled you had a good experience. We work hard to ensure our culture matches our high customer expectations. We hope to earn your business time and time again in the future.

[protector]

2 things
1. Spirits ceo actually said they want to be the mcds of the sky
2. Thats not duct tape. Its speed tape. All airlines use it. Its FAA certified and completely legal to use in any form

[pharmesq]

Spirit is only cheap if you can fly with basically no luggage other than a small backpack or personal item. If you need even a full sized carry on, you will pay thru the nose, and the price difference between Spirit and a real airline evaporates quickly. I considered Spirit for a flight coming up, but when I realized I would have to pay more than my seat cost to bring on a carry on, I passed.

[philis]

14:45 that is the key. $150 vs $30 a lot of people value saving money.

[uhhhwhat]

Just since recently, Delta changed their policies in their perks for AmEx, unfortunately, they are restricting most of the stuff. ☹

[briannastultz]

I love Delta! I flew them from Tokyo to Phoenix. The crew was phenomenal. The seat was comfy. If I could fly them from now on I would, but as a teacher I have to look for the cheapest flight.

[dihedraldesign]

Nice vid! I've never had an issue with Spirit, but it's good for people to know what to expect when flying them. For a cheap way to get from A to B, they're better than taking the Greyhound bus. Did you know they have the youngest Airbus fleet in the US? Once JetBlue acquires them, those seats will go away. JetBlue offer's the most legroom in economy class in the US, and also free WiFi, so should get even better soon.

[rachelzhan]

I say this depends on what you expect. When Spirit costs $30 and Delta costs 5 times more for the same distance, I will definitely choose Spirit just be cause it has the higher cost-performance value. These airlines have different target customer segmentations, and you prefer Delta because you belongs to their target segmentation.

[ESUSAMEX]

For a flight that short, I will always take the flight for $30. Money saved could get me a good meal at my destination. I haven't flown on Spirit, but I fly Frontier whenever I can to be back to NY. And it is from my understanding about the same as Spirit. I fly Delta most often on longer flights out of all the US airlines. Sadly the made major changes to their frequent flyer program.

[angieowen]

flew Delta from O'Hara to Salt Lake City and then to Missoula round trip, BEST experience ever. Hands down will pay the extra money for Delta.

[LukaPuma]

Love your content Eric! One day you should take a international flight with Delta! Took one from JFK to Athens on an Airbus A330. Got some rest, had great movies, and the food was actually chewable! Flew in econemy btw

[kristopherblyth]

I've flown American, JetBlue and most recently Delta for the first time.. seats were comfy and had the shortest ever gate change. Would definitely fly with them again.

[searchanddiscover]

spirit and frontier are the kind of airlines where they are at best fine when everything is going right. but when things go wrong, they go really really wrong.

[listerofsmeg]

to be fair, that's a pretty large price difference. If you are only taking a short flight, i'm sure most people can manage without wifi for a bit, can still use your phone offline to listen to podcasts or music. And take your own snacks on board rather than bother with the in flight offers. The only obvious annoyance would be the delay, but often these are outside the airline's control,

[lqfm]

I think it comes down to what your expectations are for flying. There can be pros and cons for both.

[kcfox]

I’ve never really had an issue with spirit it’s not anything special but it gets me to my destination

[luvyoungseo]

I enjoy watching these types of videos, keep it up!

[udesirekyejc]

I’ve always had great experience with Delta. I’ve flown 1st class and coach and they were both great experiences

[PIlotrcm]

Comparing Delta vs Spirit is like comparing apples and oranges

[thatflymechanic]

As an aircraft mechanic, we don't use ductape. You'll get written up for that. Speed tape, on the other hand, people use constantly in the industry. You can tell by where it's applied. Ductspe is dull speed tape is a bright crome like aluminum that is very hard to rip. I use sheers to cut the sections. They are 2 different tapes.