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[quote=Anonymous]I fly with Spirit when they are significantly cheaper than the alternatives. I find that it’s fine if you are aware of the rules, follow them, and expect absolutely nothing but transportation from point A to B. This includes the peace of mind/“insurance” that you will be rebooked or taken care of if there’s a delay or travel snafu that is built into the price of flying with a full-service airline. If you’re willing to go without that (a gamble, basically), that is the main tradeoff for a cheap ticket.

I flew from Nashville to NYC recently. This involved a stopover in Detroit. The Nashville departure was delayed an hour and ultimately was scheduled to land 10 minutes after the connecting flight to LGA was supposed to take off. That was the last Spirit flight of the day from DTW to NYC. If I had missed it, Spirit would not have rebooked me on another airline because they don’t have reciprocal arrangements, and I am not confident that they would have covered my expenses to stay the night. They ended up holding the LGA flight because there were a lot of us in the same boat, so it ended well, but it could have not. I was OK with running that risk to save several hundred dollars on the ticket.

They do allow you to bring a personal item for free. Mine is pretty generously sized weekender bag and I have never had an issue bringing it with me.

Overall I have had pretty decent experiences with Spirit but I do think it sometimes comes down to luck. I would recommend them, as long as you are informed, though.

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