re: I flew on Spirit this past weekend.

I did have this problem before.
Canceled flight leg in Ft Lauderdale. Sprit did nothing. Also they only refund the ticket price but the taxes or extras. So I got $35 refund on a $100 ticket.(was a $200 rt flight to Cartagena)
Then I had to get a hotel, an overpriced Uber, and then pay $249 for a direct flight home on Southwest the next day. So the cancelation cost me a good bit.

I like the business model of Spirit. I don't usually care for the extras that with other airlines I'm paying for anyway. With Spirit I can choose what to pay for.

I fly Spirit all the time (1-2x a month), and i can only recall my flught being delayed once or twice. The clientele is a little rough, but otherwise the planes are clean and no frills. Most importantly, they dont have reclining seats, which is great for me. (I usually work on my laptop on flights, and there is always an a**hole in front of me that wants to recline. HUGE pet peeve.)

I type this as Im sitting in an airport bc my American flight is delayed 3 hours. This makes 5 out of my last 5 flights on American being delayed. Thats a truly impressive record.

ETA: Spirit customer service is a completely story. If you cant make your flight or need to change, be prepared chalk up your loss and take the L.

The biggest issue with Spirit is the delays. Other than that, never had an issue. You get what you pay for. If you’re an easy traveler then it’s a great option for direct flights.

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The early direct flight too or from Cancun was nice. 2 hours and you are there

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I flew them, MSY to Cancun, no problems.

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I usually work on my laptop on flights, and there is always an a**hole in front of me that wants to recline. HUGE pet peeve.

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Spirit needs to launch this as their new ad

"Sick of paying for premium cabin classes and upgraded fares for more room? Fly with us, in smaller seats where people can't recline their seats so it actually feels like the same amount of room if you ignore the uncomfortable seat itself."

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If you are flying direct early in the morning Spirit isn't too bad and is usually on time.

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This. Flown Spirit around 10 times, always in the morning, and those initial flights were always on time. The connector was late every single time. Not to mention, the day before I was supposed to fly to Cabo, they said they didn't have enough pilots so they rebooked me on the next available flight, which was a full day later.

Couple years ago I had the last Spirit flight to MSY from DFW. It got cancelled and of course, there were no Spirit employees to talk to at the ticket counter to see about getting me on another flight home. Same for their 1-800 customer service line. So, I ubered over to Love Field and grabbed a SWA one way to MSY. Luckily I carried on my bag so no need to worry about luggage, but I don’t think I ever got a refund or voucher from Spirit. So, frick Spirit.

I did a round trip from Houston to Tampa years ago. Cheap flight and on time both directions.

Heard so many bad stories about cancellations I never tried it again.

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She ain’t no Ryanair

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I have flown Ryanair BUNCHES of times and it was NEVER as bad as US Budget airlines. The biggest issue is they fly out of older less convenient airports, or did in the mid 2000s. Most of the time we flew out of what they called Frankfurt....its actually Frankfurt Hahn and about 100 miles from Frankfurt. It was funny watching people rearranging their baggage to meet weight limits and the flight attendants spent the entirety of every flight trying hard to get passengers to but lottery tickets of apply for a credit card but if you did not check luggage and kept your carry on (personal item) within limits it was alright. They actually paid my Father and me a Pound to fly from Frankfurt to Shannon, RT, once....the airfare was listed as -1 pound....my credit card statement had a 2 pound credit on it when it came. Flew to London and Rome several times for a penny (1/100 th of a pound) from Frankfurt Hahn RT. Stanstead was the airport in London, about 2 hours from London and I forget the one in Rome but it wasn't much further than the one most people fly into.