Spirit Airline: is it worth it?

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Flying with the wife and in-laws

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The extra charges for luggage alone will probably eat up the cost savings from what I hear.

And then you have these people as your fellow passengers.

Add in $35 each way per bag. Then compare your savings. If they are still a good bit to you (on aggregate) then go with Spirit.
They have lesser planes per route, so they get delayed more often than others.

But I like spirit and I fly them because I pack light and don't pay for any bags. Nothing against them but I am a non-OT baller.

i would not take spirit on any flight lasting more than an hour

Bunch of high maintenance people over here

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I fly with Southwest most of the time and I know there prices are comparable.

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Inaccurate. Sometimes maybe. Not most of the times.

it's not worth it. worst airline for leg room

I use it for short flights where I require nothing more than an overnight bag. never had an issue and never paid more than 60 bucks.

Depends on the type of person you are. If all you care about is price, yes, worth it. Pack light, just take a carry on and pay for it before you get to the airport.

If you are, however, a creature of comfort, dont take spirit. Very limited leg room, seats do not recline, awful demographic of people on the plane. Its a completely different company that caters to non-business low(er) income travelers. If you do decide to go with them, tack on 70 bucks round trip and just get the "big seat" you wont regret it. If you dont do that immediately go up to the counter when you get to your gate and tell them you'd like to volunteer for an exit row seat.