Spirit Air Buyer Beware

[marley9808]

I have nothing but bad things to say about this airline.....

I never fly them anymore and I wouldn't no matter how good the deal.

Beware though, if you do, that:
a) they charge for EVERYTHING so that good deal may not be so good after all is said and done
b) if you have connecting flights check your layover time....ESPECIALLY if you have to go through customs....they like to either give you 8 hour layovers (when you don't need them) or only 30 minutes (and 30 minutes is NOT enough time to get through customs, security and back to the gate in time...and they will NOT wait for you....they don't care if they leave you)
c) if anything goes wrong....they don't care....and if you call "Customer Service" and were able to get someone on the phone who doesnt hang up on you or treat you rudely then you are way ahead of most


If JetBlue is an option....or even AirTran, I would highly recommend those instead, even at a higher rate...you won't be sorry with either of these airlines
Just my $0.02

[Marko]

I have nothing but bad things to say about this airline.....
I never fly them anymore and I wouldn't no matter how good the deal.

If JetBlue is an option....or even AirTran, I would highly recommend those instead, even at a higher rate...you won't be sorry with either of these airlines
Just my $0.02

mi concur........now they absolutely stink.......ever since that new CEO took over in 2006

the last time I flew them....it took them 3 times to land in a rainstorm in Tampa....it was like a roller-coaster
but what do you expect when Spirit has their pilots on the lowest wage scale in the industry.......
now they nickel and dime you to death.........so it ends up being an expensive way to travel......
and the Reps that work those counters are just nasty.......seen too many fights at those Spirit counters....
sure they might be making some money now......but at the travelers expense........

Spirit website is not user friendly at all.....it really stinks with all the chit they have on it
plus they have that stupid pick a resort thingy now before you can book a flight....

this poor reputation will eventually come back to bite dem in da ass down the road.....
just mi two cents too......

when they first started up they were great.....cheap airfare and good schedules........not anymore

and yes AirTran and JetBlue is the way to go for this guy........no Spirit for this guy......ever

Cool Runnings, Marko