Spirit airlines | Imamother

amother

Sun, Jan 22 2023, 3:50 pm

How bad is it to fly spirit, why is it worse then any other airlines

ladYdI

Sun, Jan 22 2023, 4:12 pm

No tv no free drinks or snacks but you get what you pay for. Got me to Florida very cheaply

amother

Coffee

Sun, Jan 22 2023, 4:13 pm

They canceled 60% of the flights including mine one day, so I missed a wedding

amother

DarkGray

Sun, Jan 22 2023, 4:14 pm

You pay for what you get.
Cheap service, no drinks, no pocket in front of you on the flight. I don’t fly spirit. Just unpleasant for me

amother

Sand

Sun, Jan 22 2023, 4:15 pm

They cancel many flights. It's not a risk I'm willing to take.

amother

Dodgerblue

Sun, Jan 22 2023, 5:18 pm

I fly a nice amounts. I use spirit a few times this year and I honestly had no problem with them. I just made sure to bring snacks and buy water before. A lot of flights don't have screens nowadays. They just expect you to use your your phones.

amother

Quince

Sun, Jan 22 2023, 5:43 pm

I use them a lot bring an empty water bottle fill up at airport download a movie or bring a good book only take a backpack and you are all set. No problems.

amother

SandyBrown

Sun, Jan 22 2023, 5:57 pm

They make you pay for carry-ons. If you are traveling with just a personal item, and don't expect anything from them other than getting you from point a to point b, it's fine.

amother

Magenta

Sun, Jan 22 2023, 6:29 pm

Felt like a school bus in the air. I thought the plane would fall apart any minute. BH flight was only 1 1/2 hours.

singsong

Sun, Jan 22 2023, 6:35 pm

I've had way worse experiences with JetBlue. The last time I flew Spirit we had a gorgeous brand new Airbus plane.

You just need to know that you get what you pay for. Bring drinks and snacks.

amother

Purple

Sun, Jan 22 2023, 6:36 pm

Their seats are smaller than anyone else's. They started the small seats and others followed. Yuck.

momtra

Sun, Jan 22 2023, 6:38 pm

As long as you know what to expect - it’s fine.
You pay for carry on, and I believe their weight limit for suitcase is lower than standard, so be careful and find out ahead of time.
Last time I used them I was very please with their service ( can’t say that’s always true for jetblue or any airline)…

shanie5

Sun, Jan 22 2023, 8:12 pm

You are only allowed 1 personal item-which can be put inder the seat. Carry ons and checked bags cost to take. Checked bags are 40# whereas other airlines they allow 50#. It's cheaper to pay for a checked bag then a carry on.

I fly spirit a few times a year. Rarely have a problem. Just remember that they charge for everything! If you learn the rules, they are great to fly cheaply.

amother

Tomato

Mon, Jan 23 2023, 1:41 pm

I'm a frequent Spirit flier.

I'll tell you what's great about Spirit - the price. They tend to have cheap prices as it is but if you go to the airport book at the desk you get a decent amount off the ticket. We have booked round trip tickets for $30-40 several times. That has enabled me to take my whole family to a simcha rather than just one or two of us going. We just go with one backpack each - fill it up to the brim - and don't pay any luggage or carryon fees.

amother

DarkKhaki

Mon, Jan 23 2023, 1:47 pm

amother Tomato wrote:

Can you choose your seats so you’re next to your kids?

zaq

Mon, Jan 23 2023, 2:51 pm

amother DarkKhaki wrote:

Can you choose your seats so you’re next to your kids?

Yes, but it'll cost you extra.

farmom

Mon, Jan 23 2023, 3:07 pm

amother DarkKhaki wrote:

Can you choose your seats so you’re next to your kids?

If you check in online (I imagine earlier is better) , you may be seated next to the rest of your party.
I recently flew spirit with a friend, we checked in online one after the other and got seats together