I’m sure the PR marketing masters over at Spirit Airlines aren’t paid nearly enough – after all, they’re forever waging uphill battles, what with spinning disasters like the discount carrier’s new carryon bag fees (“Everybody wins!”)  and their new airplane seats (“They’re pre-reclined!”).

Plus, they get bloggers like me to write about them, thus, spreading the name of Spirit (“There’s no such thing as bad publicity!”).

Haven’t heard about the new, pre-reclined seats that Spirit is installing? Well, Spirit has two new Airbus 320′s with these seats, which the Palm Beach Post says are “seats that don’t recline”.  That’s a bit different from “pre-reclined” wouldn’t you say? But maybe Spirit fliers don’t care – two cited in the article noted that the carrier’s seats that do recline are already pretty uncomfortable.

But Spirit says these seats have advantages in that they weigh less so they provide the airline with better fuel economy (here’s where the Spirit PR whizzes should be proclaiming, “They’re greener!”).

Okay, that aside – Spirit Airlines is what it is – a low cost carrier with rock bottom prices, little in the way of perks, and a whole lot of fans who love those cheap flights. Oh, and one heck of a marketing team.

Thought I’d we’d make a quick visit to Airline World, and see what some of the more idiotic residents are up to. Today’s focus:  angry passengers.

Incident #1 – Last week, a passenger at LAX was pulled aside for additional screening; I suppose he could have misunderstood the order, but his response was to grab his bag and take off – which reminded me of, “It’s my ball, I’m taking it and going home!”

Result: The search for the passenger delayed at least 14 flights. When finally located, they rescreened him and found…nothing.

Surprise: The passenger was allowed on his flight.

Incident #2 –  A passenger at Newark was in Continental’s Elite Access lane, when an airport employee went ahead of him; the employee did nothing wrong, but the passenger took offense and complained – which reminded me of, “He cut the line – no fair!”

The TSA shut down three security checkpoints for about 15 minutes, which resulted in 3 (slightly) delayed flights.

Surprise: The complaining passenger was not pummeled by others in the Elite Access line.