Spirit Airlines review by J 2015-10-20

Don't be fooled by this airline - they are NOT cheaper in the long run! It was frustrating enough to find out that Spirt Airlines will charge you to CARRY ON your bag, and also charge you if you want to sit next to your companion. As my husband says, "you basically have to travel naked if you don't want to have additional charges on Spirit." My daughter and her friend were emailed about 3 hours before their scheduled departure that their flight to Philadelphia would be an hour and 10 minutes late. They show up at the airport approximately 2 hours ahead of the new scheduled time, and arrive at the gate 20 minutes before the ORIGINAL flight time only to be told that the plane wasn't late after all and in fact was early, so they missed it! They had to either wait until the next day, or get a flight to Baltimore MD instead. They couldn't wait so of course they took the flight to Baltimore - which meant a 6 hour round trip flight for my husband to pick them up! AND since they had arrived in plenty of time their luggage actually went on their original flight to PHL, so that meant they had to drive to a different airport to get their luggage! EDITORS COMMENT: This why you always need to do a booking all the way to the end and see the final cost and compare before punching in your payment details. Other airlines might be cheaper by the time you add in all the ad ons.