Spirit Airlines out of Minneapolis.....

I saw an article the other day that Spirit Airlines will start daily flights from Minneapolis to Las Vegas starting May 31st. Most of their flights involve a stop at Chicago O'Hare and then on to Vegas, but they will have one daily direct flight (late at night). I checked their schedule for this summer and they have pretty decent fares, relative to the other airlines flying out of MSP. I need some input from people who have flown on this airline. Is the advertised fare a "bait & switch"; piling all sorts of added fees to the base price?(like Allegiant). What is their history of being on time with their flights? Are the seats on the plane comfortable; what about the leg room? Appreciate the information. Thanks.


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Yes, Spirit Airlines is a "bait and switch" type airline. They charge a fee for everything, from bags (checked or carry on---with carry ons costing more) to choosing your seat. They even recently added a $4 "unintended consequences" fee that they charge to everyone just because they were angry about recently adopted FAA regulations.

If you book on the Spirit Airlines website, you will at least get a chance to see all of the fees, so you know what the total price will be. If you book through a travel site, however, you won't see the fees (except the "unintended consequences" fee, which I think is added to the "miscellaneous fees" portion of the ticket cost). So your "great deal" on airfare may turn out not to be that great when you show up at the airport and find out that you have to pay $40 to check your bag or $45 to carry on, $3 to print your boarding pass, and between $24 and $130 so that you and your companion are guaranteed to sit together.

I recently looked at Spirit Airlines for our April trip to LV from Dallas. Even after using almost $150 in AMEX credit for my rewards points, Southwest ended up being $40 cheaper with better flight time options.

I was reading in yesterday's StarTribune that they get 178 seats
in the same type jet that other carriers have 160 seats, so that
means they are obviously smaller.

We flew Spirit Air from Chicago to Atlantic City. Unless you pay extra for a roomier seat up front (kinda like first class with the curtain), be prepared to have your knees touch your chin. Zero leg room.

Everything costs, even water.

Joy

You must check the price of all the fees for your circumstances. I've gotten lucky because I get to the airport extra early, and always gotten the emergency row seats. (There are 6, 3 on each side over the wings) I also once got a free upgrade to the front row because the supervisor was there and I asked him for an upgrade comp. (I was in "Vegas mode" and started early. lol)

The regular seats have very little leg room, and IMHO, uncomfortable.

There are fees for everything, and I do mean everything, including "carry on" bags that do not fit under the seat.

They have not installed pay toilets. Yet.


However, even with the fees, a few dollars may be saved. Maybe.

Lee O--- Sounds like they pack you in like cattle on their way to Hormel...