Furious Facebook users move to boycott Spirit Airlines

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All right well there's a new online movement taking flight right now that is matching a boycott.

Against Spirit Airlines be heard about this thousands of FaceBook users are now protesting the airline.

This day after the airline refused a ticket refund.

To a Vietnam veteran.

Who found -- that he has terminal cancer and could not fly slash.

Live -- -- near newsroom galore what's the latest with this whole boycott part of this story hi -- the number of.

Furious FaceBook Kurds who are siding -- Jerry weakens over the issue as jumped to nearly 171000.

As of this morning that's up.

From about 702 days ago.

The 76 year old Vietnam -- unhappy when the Florida based airline nixed his request for 8197.

Dollar refund after his doctor told him.

Not to fly citing his deteriorating help.

In my case I felt like that I do I do not know that I was terminal.

When I purchased a ticket and I found out two weeks later and just -- -- out of curiosity you know how -- we go about getting a refund.

A non scientific what -- on foxnews.com.

Showed that nearly 80% overwhelmingly support the veteran.

Pickens telling -- he doesn't care about money anymore it's about the principal in the hopes this boycott grows.

-- -- sat at the airline policy makers may change their tune on this floor up.

Well -- try to speak with the airline CEO but our calls and emails have gone on answer meanwhile spirit issued this statement yesterday.

About its refund policy saying quote our reservations are nonrefundable which means we don't do refunds.

And we're not going to issue mr.

Mickens a refund we received many requests.

For refunds every day for similar situations it wouldn't be fair to Ben policy for -- and not brawl Martha.

North thank you very much significance of themselves out of trouble by just -- -- -- -- refund in this case but that's something that.

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