Anyone here flown Spirit Airlines?

[Scott Mc]

carefuk..

I do not know why but I am compelled to use this "word" now.
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[The King]

The brand "American Eagle" is contracted out to 5 or 6 different regionals, AA used to own the carrier once known as American Eagle, now the original Eagle is very small. So when you step on an Eagle flight, look just to the right of the entrance door and you will see who is really doing the flying.

1)Skywest
2)Mesa
3)Envoy(the original Eagle)
4)Express Jet(old Continental express)
5)Piedmont
6)PSA

Each company is separate, so you play hully gully with the carriers. Their on-time and customer complaints are the worst in the industry.

Mesa

[Mike]

My family flew spirit to Orlando last year, they absolutely hated it.
I flew out on Southwest that same evening and didn't seem nearly as miserable upon arrival.

[paul_376]

Use them all the time to go to Vegas, flew with them to Ft.Lauderdale last month for wifes bday, never had a problem.

[beefed88]

First and foremost, Spirit is probably the safest airline you will ever fly as Ben (the CEO) knows that a plane falling of the sky means it's a plane he cant use to nickel and dime people, plus all of the lawsuits that come afterwards would cost more money. He would rather spend the money to keep all the planes in good mechanical condition, even though they do look trashy on the inside.

Well that statement came out your ass and is completely untrue.

[jtm98snake]

Lol, is this true?

Negative. Spirit has it's good and bad qualities like ever other airline. You can get ridiculously cheap fairs, but be prepared to deal with people without any sort of travel etiquette and long delays if there happens to be a problem with a plane.

[Craizie]

don't forget to bring a roll of quarters to use the toilet!

Lol, is this true?

[Silverback]

don't forget to bring a roll of quarters to use the toilet!

[IHaveAMustang]

First and foremost, Spirit is probably the safest airline you will ever fly as Ben (the CEO) knows that a plane falling of the sky means it's a plane he cant use to nickel and dime people, plus all of the lawsuits that come afterwards would cost more money. He would rather spend the money to keep all the planes in good mechanical condition, even though they do look trashy on the inside.

I have flown Spirit four times. First time was Miami to Nassau to Miami.

Flight over, great. Flight back...they cancelled and didn't let anyone know. So we all show up to the airport and it's cancelled. Only flight of the day as well. My wife and I got the last seats on a Bahamas Air going back to Miami as we had to make our connection. Oddly enough they (Bahama Air) never billed my AMEX so we flew for free.

After DAYS of calling Spirits call center in India, I finally got them to give me 2 flight credits. So I flew from Atlanta to Miami for free and back. No issues...and it was free.

Wife and I used Spirit to fly to Phoenix to catch a super cheap sale to Honolulu. Saved us at least $400 over a direct flight from DFW. That paid for most of our condo rental. All we had to do was suffer on the Spirit flight.

Final flight with them was last month. Had to go to a wedding in KC and really didn't want to drive the 8 hours each way. All other carriers wanted $400 + for the flight, Spirit got us there for $274. I did splurge and buy the big front seat and boy those are worth it. Super comfy, lots of leg room and first to board.

Play by their rules, you will save money every day. They have become much better about cancelled/delayed flights from my experience.

[likeitfast55]

The brand "American Eagle" is contracted out to 5 or 6 different regionals, AA used to own the carrier once known as American Eagle, now the original Eagle is very small. So when you step on an Eagle flight, look just to the right of the entrance door and you will see who is really doing the flying.

1)Skywest
2)Mesa
3)Envoy(the original Eagle)
4)Express Jet(old Continental express)
5)Piedmont
6)PSA

Each company is separate, so you play hully gully with the carriers. Their on-time and customer complaints are the worst in the industry.

[The King]

They must dump other airlines' trash onto Spirit planes.

It also must get dumped onto American Eagle, or whatever they are dba now. The reliability factor has also become an issue, at least on American Eagle flights from DFW to El Paso del Norte on the Rio Grande.

[Roger]

I've flown Spirit twice now. First time in May we had a few minute delay leaving DFW but nothing major. The return trip leaving Denver was a mess. We were delayed about 3-4 hours and people were starting to get emails on their phones that the flight was canceled. The Spirit employees at the gate didn't seem to have answers to anyone's questions. Eventually, they claimed they were short one flight attendant and FAA regulations wouldn't allow us to even board without enough attendants.

I gave them a second chance due to price and available flight times to and from Las Vegas for SEMA. No delays or issues from Spirit. However, we did have a slight delay as they kicked a passenger off the plane leaving Vegas. So, do not heckle the flight attendants while they give their safety speech and don't call the male flight attendant a faggot.

As others have said, know the price games for luggage fees, seating fees, refreshment fees, etc. Expect everything to cost extra. I had an inch or less between my knees and the seat in front of me. If your taller than 5'10" or want more room, then be willing to pay for a reserved seat with more legroom.

[JC316]

Just got back from vegas flying on Spirit. To me the plane felt just like southwest. Small and cramp, but i figured since the price was cheap. They do have seats with extra room that cost 35 extra. They will try amd nickle and dime you to death if you are not carefuk. I chose random on the seat so i didnt pay extra. No drink or snack is free, so i didnt buy anything and just waited.

My flight was on time and no delays on both trips. Overall , getting me to vegas it did the job the cheapest.

Thats what I like to hear.

[musclestang89]

Just got back from vegas flying on Spirit. To me the plane felt just like southwest. Small and cramp, but i figured since the price was cheap. They do have seats with extra room that cost 35 extra. They will try amd nickle and dime you to death if you are not carefuk. I chose random on the seat so i didnt pay extra. No drink or snack is free, so i didnt buy anything and just waited.

My flight was on time and no delays on both trips. Overall , getting me to vegas it did the job the cheapest.

[YALE]

No airline really cleans their airplanes, they pick up trash. They are disgusting and all of the air is recirculated. Don't drink the water either.

They must dump other airlines' trash onto Spirit planes.