** 85% off Spirit Airlines today. Exceptions.

[BBL]

Just came across this in my email Inbox: In case anyone is interested:

** No frills travel. Spirit: 85% off some routes, certain days.
http://marketing.spirit.com/traveldeals/air.php?s=3005

Have to book by tonight 11:59pm April 25,2017

Other deals by Spirit: http://marketing.spirit.com/traveldeals/traveldeals.php

[mastermixer]

I wouldn't fly Spirit for free.

Anyways, here's what your 85% off gets you.

[texex91]

Originally Posted by mastermixer

I wouldn't fly Spirit for free.

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EXACTLY what I was thinking...as a matter of fact I wouldn't fly them if they PAID ME.

[mjclark32]

Passenger usage charge

[GB-man]

I wouldn't fly them either. My wife loves bargain airlines. I refuse to fly them which makes her angry

[BBL]

Not an airline I would use either. In fact, I prefer driving depending on distance being manageable, and time is not of the essence.

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by BBL

Not an airline I would use either. In fact, I prefer driving depending on distance being manageable, and time is not of the essence.

Same here.

[Etschell]

Spirit is nearly as bad as air Jamaica

[ELITEVIDEOGAMES]

I had my worst airline experience in my life using spirit.
I flew from NY to Myrtle Beach with them. I gave them a try.
Long story short on the return flight they told us jfk (or LA Guardia I don't remember ) was overbooked ???? For landing space??.... we landed in Atlantic City sat on the pavement for 2 hours only to be told we would not have a flight to NY and was offered a bus ride back but the bus would only come in 2 to 3 hours.

I ended up renting an enterprise car at a rape you rate and drove back to NY myself.
I disputed the charge with amex and amex sided with spirit. F*** that company I will dance on their grave when they go out of business.

[ELITEVIDEOGAMES]

And yes their "great rates" are little more than false advertising and bate and switch.
I hate you spirit airlines

[Angrypuppy]

Originally Posted by texex91

EXACTLY what I was thinking...as a matter of fact I wouldn't fly them if they PAID ME.

I can fly them for free, and they go between my commute airports.. I've gone out of my way to never use them.

I'm a cheap pilot though, if you paid me I'd do it.

[c41006]

I've never flown spirit and I'm not sure why people do.

[Slippy Chips]

I flew to Myrtle Beach for $1 one time on Spirit ($38 all in w/ fees). It wasn't a horrible experience by any means. I would never pay anywhere near the same amount as another airline but for a quick trip to the beach it was cheaper than gas.

[seand442]

Originally Posted by texex91

EXACTLY what I was thinking...as a matter of fact I wouldn't fly them if they PAID ME.

Exactly.

[Star Ferry]

I had not even heard of this airline until I joined TRF

[mannyv11]

I flew them once to Vegas and will never ever fly them again, by far the worst airline in the business.

[Etschell]

Originally Posted by mannyv11

I flew them once to Vegas and will never ever fly them again, by far the worst airline in the business.

my friend did the same thing and had the same exact thought.

[mannyv11]

Originally Posted by Etschell

my friend did the same thing and had the same exact thought.

Lol I would rather walk to Vegas from Boston then fly Spirit ever again.

[Gaijin]

I've never flown on them. Can anyone please elaborate on why they are so awful?

[Cryten]

That's a case for false advertising if ever I saw one. I'd love to see an airline rep explain what the "Passenger Usage Charge" is to a judge, and why the discount isn't applied to it.

[bayerische]

Never used them, never will use them.

[ELITEVIDEOGAMES]

https://www.yelp.com/biz/spirit-airlines-east-elmhurst

Their Yelp reviews make for fun reading.
Someone called them the DMV with wings, sums it up nicely.

[KDS777]

Due to extreme consumer backlash Canadian airlines can only advertise an "all in" full disclosure price.........we used to have this kind of extreme BS until the newly mandated airline advertising regs recently took effect.

Normally we'd get.........LONDON for $79..........got your attention now LOL............and after adding up both ways plus fees and taxes it now reads.......LONDON $679...........heh.

[Cryten]

Originally Posted by KDS777

Due to extreme consumer backlash Canadian airlines can only advertise an "all in" full disclosure price.........we used to have this kind of extreme BS until the newly mandated airline advertising regs recently took effect.

Normally we'd get.........LONDON for $79..........got your attention now LOL............and after adding up both ways plus fees and taxes it now reads.......LONDON $679...........heh.

Air New Zealand got busted for doing exactly that a few years back and fined around $600,000 for their deception. The Advertising Standards Authority down there are more aggressive take a very dim view of false advertising.

[datejustrms]

Do they include a parachute for that price?

[encarter13]

Sometimes, my wife and I will jump on the computer and book a cheap flight on Spirit for a day trip. We might fly to Chicago, Myrtle Beach, Jacksonville, etc for 12-24 hours and get a nice meal and see some sights. I fly Delta almost exclusively, but for a day trip Spirit isn't that bad. Also, we have agreed that any Spirit flight must be under 2 hours or we could not handle it.

[hugs]

Not including taxes in the advertised price is fair enough but this is totally misleading.

[blufinz52]

My brother just flew Spirit last week. Ft. Myers, FL to Boston: $36. Return flight was $71. Hard to beat $107 round trip FL to Boston.

[Thatguy]

Originally Posted by Gaijin

I've never flown on them. Can anyone please elaborate on why they are so awful?

Flown them once and never again. Once you pay the extra fees for checked baggage, carry on baggage, a glass of coke on the plane and all the other extra fees, it ends up costing more than other airlines.
Also the seats are the smallest among any airline I have flown and very uncomfortable.
Basically no frills at all and price ends up the same once they are done nickel and dimeing you to death.

[Etschell]

Originally Posted by Thatguy

Flown them once and never again. Once you pay the extra fees for checked baggage, carry on baggage, a glass of coke on the plane and all the other extra fees, it ends up costing more than other airlines.
Also the seats are the smallest among any airline I have flown and very uncomfortable.
Basically no frills at all and price ends up the same once they are done nickel and dimeing you to death.

i am surprised they do not charge for Oxygen.