cissy
TUG Member
Considering flying Spirit from Boston to Las Vegas due to significantly lower fares.
Has anyone recent experience flying this airline? Opinions?
tia
Has anyone recent experience flying this airline? Opinions?
tia
Considering flying Spirit from Boston to Las Vegas due to significantly lower fares.
Has anyone recent experience flying this airline? Opinions?
tia
Considering flying Spirit from Boston to Las Vegas due to significantly lower fares.
Has anyone recent experience flying this airline? Opinions?
tia
A friend is flying Spirit tomorrow. She wants to know if she can take her purse and a small carry-on aboard without an extra fee. She said Spirit's website was confusing about this issue.
Thanks for your help
Richard
I know of two family experiences (different times/places/people) - in both cases (one in a pouring rain storm) Spirit would NOT allow them to check in for their flights although they were both less than 5 minutes late (55 minutes to scheduled take off) .....in the case of the rain storm the plane was delayed almost an hour), but they would not allow them to join the flight.
Having said that we just flew my son from New Orleans to Las Vegas for $90; non-stop; perfect time of day on Spirit. We just made EXTRA sure to get him checked in at their required time.
I would not fly them unless the other options were worse. For sure not with my kids.
There is nothing wrong with discount airlines but Spirit it way too discount for me.
I believe if you carry their credit card you receive membership in the $9 club. You have to make at least one transaction per month to keep the free membership active . Unfortunately there are very very few $9 fares. I haven't looked in a long while for them. Perhaps that has changed? I think the $60 charge allows you in the club without having their credit card.Can anyone explain their $9 club? Details are sketchy on their site and I don't feel like shelling out $60 to find out that it doesn't work for me.
Sue
Can anyone explain their $9 club? Details are sketchy on their site and I don't feel like shelling out $60 to find out that it doesn't work for me.
Sue
Spirit to Help You Board Faster, But With Less for Free - by Ellen Creager, Detroit Free Press/ Life & Style/ Travel/ Chicago Tribune/ chicagotribune.com
"That personal item you bring free aboard Spirit Airlines flights soon will have to shrink in size. But the airline that everyone loves to hate is working on two positive developments: a mobile app and TSA PreCheck.
Starting on flights April 1, the personal item that must fit underneath your seat, like a purse, tote or backpack, must be no larger than 18 inches by 14 inches by 8 inches (40 inches total), including handle and wheels. That's about the size of a small briefcase.
The size allowed now is a more squarish 16 inches by 14 inches by 12 inches (42 inches total).
Spirit tried to shrink the personal item size this past spring, but it abandoned the idea after public outcry. Now, the plan is quietly back, the Detroit Free Press has learned.
"We heard from many customers who told us their laptop bags or larger purses weren't fitting quite as well under our seats lengthwise," spokesman Stephen Schuler said. "We take customer feedback very seriously, so we've adjusted the length to accommodate these popular personal items. We're still proud to offer one of the largest personal item sizes in the industry."..."
Richard
You certainly have to compare. For an upcoming business trip, the flight on Southwest was almost $500 R/T. On Spirit (including seats and a checked bag), R/T was $160.Thank you for the information. I found a fare almost as cheap, but when you figure in the extras, it's even less expensive, on Southwest. I prefer that.