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Entry from August 12, 2021
Fung Wah Bus of the Sky (Spirit Airlines nickname)

Spirit Airlines is an American ultra-low-cost carrier. Some Spirit critics have called it the “Fung Wah Bus of the Sky” or “Fung Wah Bus of the Skies.” Fung Wah Bus Transportation was one of the first Chinatown bus lines in the U.S., running bus service between Boston and New York City from 1996 to 2015. Fung Wah was famous for both its cheap prices and its safety violations.
   
“Spirit air is the fung wah of the sky” was posted on Twitter by HotPinkDelorean on August 9, 2010. “Spirit Airlines is the Fung Wah of the sky minus all the charges lol” was posted on Twitter by Dj Lean Rock on November 4, 2011. “@slimjackson: Spirit Airline is the Fungwah of the Sky…cept it ain’t cheap” was posted on Twitter by Lola on November 12, 2012. “Pretty great flight on the Fung Wah of the sky #spiritair” was posted on Twitter by Alison Last on June 2, 2013.
   
“Spirit Airlines is the Fung Wah Bus of the sky” was posted on Twitter by L. A. Grove on August 19, 2015. “Spirit airline is basically the fung wah bus of the sky” was posted on Twitter by lisa lindey on March 16, 2016. “Spirit Airlines: The Fung Wah bus of the skies” was posted on Twitter by Lox Luther on November 3, 2017.
         
Other Spirit Airlines nicknames include “Break Your Spirit Airlines,” “Dollar Store of the Sky,” “Greyhound Bus of the Sky,” “School Bus of the Sky,” “Sprite Airlines” and “Waffle House of the Sky.” Additional “with wings” nicknames include “Greyhound Bus with Wings,” “School Bus with Wings” and “Waffle House with Wings.”
       
   
Wikipedia: Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines, Inc. (stylized as spirit) is an American ultra-low-cost carrier headquartered in Miramar, Florida in the Miami metropolitan area. Spirit operates scheduled flights throughout the United States and in the Caribbean and Latin America.
 
Wikipedia: Fung Wah Bus Transportation
Fung Wah Bus Transportation Inc. (Traditional Chinese: 風華巴士有限公司) was one of the first Chinatown bus lines in the U.S., running bus service between Boston and New York City. It operated from 1996 to 2015, except for a brief period in 2014 when it was shut down for safety violations.
     
Twitter   
Adrienne Day
@adrienneday
US Airways = the Fung Wah of the skies
6:05 PM · Jun 17, 2010·Twitter Web Client
         
Twitter
HotPinkDelorean
@HotPinkDelorean
Spirit air is the fung wah of the sky
10:22 AM · Aug 9, 2010·Echofon
 
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Dj Lean Rock
@djleanrock
Spirit Airlines is the Fung Wah of the sky minus all the charges lol
11:31 AM · Nov 4, 2011·Mobile Web
 
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Leah Gregoire
@theNybizzness
Direct Air: Fung Wah of the skies.
2:55 PM · Mar 11, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
       
Twitter
Lola
@AyLola
“@slimjackson: Spirit Airline is the Fungwah of the Sky…cept it ain’t cheap.” That’s right!
@SpiritAirlines #BOYCOTTSPIRITAIRLINES
5:10 PM · Nov 12, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Ebanks Moss
@ebankszmvtbg8
Spirit Airline is the Fungwah of the Sky…cept it ain’t cheap.zUH
7:27 PM · Feb 26, 2013·Twitter Web Client
   
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Alison Last
@Last_Alison
Pretty great flight on the Fung Wah of the sky #spiritair
@Starlightnomore
9:27 AM · Jun 2, 2013·Twitter for Android
 
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Childish Gordito
@CeeEmEss
Replying to @IAmRichJones
And the government needs to shut em down just like Fung Wah lol. RT @IAmRichJones: Spirit Air is the Fungwah of the sky.
8:53 PM · Aug 14, 2013·Twitter for iPad
 
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codyvw
@codyvw
Thank you for flying Spirit Airlines, the Fung Wah of the skies.
12:40 PM · Jul 13, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
         
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Jerryatric Millennial
@BostonJerry
Spirit is more like the Fung Wah RT
@zuri_one
: *Spirit RT
@BostonJerry
: zuri_one southwest airlines: the greyhound of the skies.
9:20 AM · Nov 17, 2014·Twitter Web Client
 
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Sam Frizell
@Sam_Frizell
New trademark suggestion. Southwest Airlines: the Fung Wah of the skies
8:15 PM · May 19, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Spank Hill
@allison_mick
.@AmericanAir is the Amtrak of the skies. Delta is the Greyhound. Spirit is the Fung Wah bus.
12:43 PM · May 26, 2015·Twitter Web Client
     
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L. A. Grove
@DeerMittens
Spirit Airlines is the Fung Wah Bus of the sky. #LAX #flying #Airlines #travel
12:36 PM · Aug 19, 2015 from Los Angeles, CA·Twitter for iPhone
 
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lisa lindey
@cmmnflk
Spirit airline is basically the fung wah bus of the sky.
5:56 PM · Mar 16, 2016·Twitter for iPhone
 
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j9
@ahueandcry
Replying to
@PhilanthropyGal
@PhilanthropyGal it’s Fung Wah bus of the skies. With less self respect. #SpiritAirlines
6:52 AM · May 2, 2016·Twitter for iPhone
       
Twitter
Amanda DAquila
@AmandaDAquila
About to board Spirit Airlines flight, the Fung Wah bus of the sky.
To Myrtle Beach
11:26 AM · Jun 3, 2016·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Vaxxmedwn
@ZipMeUpJefe
Spirit Airlines is the Fung Wah of the sky
10:47 AM · May 9, 2017·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Lemu.
@lmckr
Spirit Airlines is the Fung Wah Busline of the skies.
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Vasco L. Bridges III
@VascoTheThird
· May 9, 2017
All frequent flyers know: Don’t Fly Spirit Airlines.
11:45 AM · May 9, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Lox Luther
@GrahamMaxwell
Spirit Airlines: The Fung Wah bus of the skies. #pray
10:53 AM · Nov 3, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
     
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Gregory Malcolm
@Gregory_Malcolm
Replying to @ChuckHTF and @SpiritAirlines
That’s being nice! It’s the Fung Wah of the sky!!!
6:41 PM · Nov 23, 2017·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
jason markarian
@jasonmarkarian
. @SpiritAirlines… the Fung Wah bus of the sky
8:51 AM · Dec 19, 2017·Tweetbot for iΟS
 
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RichieRich is now part shark
@richierich65
Replying to @HeyRatty and @FastCoDesign
Notice they showed it in spirit airlines colors bc you know the fung wah of the skies will be the first to use this.
10:23 AM · Apr 19, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
     
Twitter
Snowflame
@VaderLover92
Spirit Airline is the Fung Wah bus of the sky
5:48 AM · Dec 6, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Shawn Whitlock
@ShawnO0219
Replying to @bigjimmurray
Ah, Spirit is the Fung Wah of the sky and it’s not even close.
8:32 AM · Mar 13, 2019·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
Oliver Reynolds
@Kid_From_Quincy
Replying to @bruinsluchador and @barstoolsports
Spirit: The Fung Wah Bus of the skies.
5:09 PM · Feb 20, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
ROLLTIDE
@DanielD126
I dont trust @PilotPete dating a friend, wouldn’t trust him around my sister if i had one and i damn sure ain’t trusting him flying my airplane. i won’t be flying @UnitedAirlines_ Anymore. i rather take my chances with @SpiritAirlines ( AKA The FUNG WAH Bus of the skies)
9:24 PM · Jun 20, 2021·Twitter Web App

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