Do Not Fly Spirit Airlines!

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Originally Posted by BobOrme

I'm inclined to agree with the statements made by the person from FlyersRights. All airlines have policies in place regarding illness with proof, no matter the original ticket status of refundable or non-refundable.

Personally, I wouldn't fly any airline that has reached the point of squeezing every penny out of its customers to the extreme of charging extra for both checked and carry on luggage. ....and charging $5 extra to print a boarding pass at the airport? Really? Do they charge you to use the lavatory on the plane? Is the lavatory toilet paper metered?

You have to read the fine print before you buy. A lot of people see the 29 or 49 dollar fares and think it's an unbelieveable deal. Which it can be. A lot of people fly from Florida up north and back and have clothes in both places. So no luggage.
All airlines have recently introduced revenue raising items. If you want to sit in the first 25 rows it will cost you 40 or 50 dollars extra. If you are big like me and want an exit row it's 75 dollars more. The main difference between Spirit and the major carriers is Spirit charges for a carryone bag (and that means a small suitcase not a computer bag or a shopping bag) and they charge for non alcoholic drinks.
The main problem with the budget carriers is that if you are on a schedule it can get screwed up. They lease all their planes and if the plane you are going on has a malfuntion. They can't roll another one out of the hanger. And they don't work with other carriers
If I have to be somewhere on a certain day (such as a cruise even though I'll fly a day early) I would not take Spirit. If I'm going to Vegas etc Spirit will do, if the price is right.