{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6661135c39a3200012558aa4/69f040e442ac2dba68544e1c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Would a Goverment-Owned Spirit Airlines Work | Travel News","description":"<p><strong>🤳 The Travel Discourse Trio (01:22)</strong></p><p>There’s a lot of fun travel tidbits that have been making their rounds online. Today we’re discussing the latest travel privacy innovation in My Cocoon, a heartwarming statue built in Kazakhstan, and JetBlue’s top-secret booking hack.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>👶 How Many Miles Should the Baby Get? (10:19)</strong></p><p>For this week’s seat pocket, we’re debating if a baby born mid-flight should be eligible for the full flight’s miles or just the miles they were there for. Seriously, this really happened.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>✈️ How Would a Government-Owned Spirit Airlines Work? (14:48)</strong></p><p>This episode is all about the hottest topic in travel news: the U.S. government’s interest in buying Spirit Airlines outright. Not a subsidization, not a bailout, a full-on ownership. How did we get here, what would this mean for the airline industry as a whole, and has this happened before? We unpack it all for you!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>🚌 Transportation Costs of The World Cup (40:43)</strong></p><p>If you’re planning to attend a World Cup match at MetLife Stadium, in addition to flights and lodging, you’ll need to factor in public transportation to your overall budget! New Jersey has made it clear that if FIFA won’t help cover the transportation costs their cities will be taking on, then they’re pushing that burden onto the fans. And that burden is pricey!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>🚢 Tiny Voyage: What in our everyday life brought us the same joy as travel this week (47:57)</strong></p>","author_name":"Wyatt Cashman"}