american low cost carrier, spirit airlines, has just acquired its 69th plane and has found an interesting way to celebrate not only has the airline slashed roundtrip fairs to £69 in april and may   including taxes and fees   but they also announced such a drastic price drop with some rather cheeky copy the emails sent around announcing the sale reference a particular sexual act in very blatant terms, with some customers complaining that the new campaign is in poor taste scroll down for video  american budget airline, spirit airlines, is celebrating it's 69th plane with low fares and cheeky ad campaign  'we've been waiting to hit 69 planes for years,' spirit's website reads 'it's our favorite numberever since we were twelve and found that magazine under our brother's bed (the one with the fantastic articles) '#69 is perfect: just the right size, with a cockpit that's in your face (because it's bright yellow) 'use your mouth to spread the word: spirit is in an even better position to get you where you're going' spirit has long taken a tongue in cheek approach to its promotions, calling itself the 'home of the bare fare' the company has already used the provocative slogan, 'home of the bare fare,' when discussing their competitive pricing in the past in fact, the phrase is currently emblazoned on several of its aircraft in much the same vein, spirit spokesman paul berry said, in a statement, that the latest campaign was simply a reflection of the airline's unconventional and quirky personality 'spirit isn't your typical airline and we don't want to be 'we enjoy being different than other airlines' spokesman, paul berry, has said that the latest campaign is simply a reflection of spirit's quirky personality  however, some customers have took to social media to question if the ad campaign has gone a bit too far  'when it comes to advertising, different means we don't spend a lot of money on advertisingbecause that just increases fares 'but we're also different because our ads are fun, provocative, sometimes silly and often irreverent 'they get lots of attention 'the vast majority of our customers find these types of ads humorous and accept them for what they are we understand there is a small group of people who feel differently'
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to celebrate their newest aircraft, spirit is offering $69 roundtrip fares  announced the promotion with several emails full of sexual innuendo  some customers have complained that the campaign is in poor taste 