Anyone Ever Heard Of/Flown SPIRIT AIRLINES?

[matcom]

looking for flights to Cancun in January and they come in about $400 CHEAPER than anyone else!

problem.

NEVER heard of this outfit

anyone?

[name not needed]

1. I've heard of them.

Never flown with them. I'll try to find some stuff out for ya.

[MidwestTransplant]

2. Sprit SUCKS

but for $400 it may be worth it. Problem is they only have one plane available for any given flight so if there is a problem, you are screwed...happend to me once. I was delayed 11 hours.

[matcom]

4. hhmmmmm

not sure i'm willing to risk that for my vacation to mexico. interesting

[Ruby Romaine]

11. how can they have only 1 plane available per flight?

we've flown with them maybe 6 or 8 times-
they are no worse than Northwest

[GOPisEvil]

3. They have a website - they have to be legit!

:D

http://www.spiritair.com/

[mr_hat]

5. They share their single decrepit aircraft >

with Spiro Air. Sometimes it shows up with the wrong paint job.

On a positive note, they have stewardesses, not flight attendants.

[MercutioATC]

13. Wanna talk "decrepit"? Northwest still flies DC-9s.

Now THAT'S an old airplane (30+ years)

[GOPisEvil]

20. The DC-9s weren't converted to MD-80s?

:scared:

[MercutioATC]

22. No, Northwest owns the DC-9's. It doesn't lease them.

They supposedly save money by continuing to fly them.

[MercutioATC]

6. I've worked their flights, but I've never flown on them.

Yes, they really exist.

[Ruby Romaine]

7. they have cheap flights-

we've used them for Detroit to NY & FL flights
they are OK

[matcom]

8. are they owned by a major carrier?

[GOPisEvil]

14. Company history:

http://www.spiritair.com/welcome.aspx?pg=history

[underpants]

9. You cheap bastard!

:bounce:

No I have never heard of them but then, as a good 'Murkan, I vacation in the land that I love. :evilgrin:

[matcom]

21. i vacation in the land i love too!

:evilgrin:

no Jeff, you are NOT going to convince me to go see the world's largest ball of twine again!

STOP IT!!!

[GOPisEvil]

10. Where would you be flying out of?

They don't serve Boston. :shrug:

AND, are you going to pick me up THIS YEAR?!?!? I have a single-family house now - no apartment confusion! :mad:

[matcom]

12. Providence, R.I.

and if you can get your damned ass out of BED i'll THINK about it!!

[GOPisEvil]

15. I don't see Providence on the list either.

Just remember that Texas is CENTRAL, not Eastern! :P

[matcom]

18. cheaptickets.com lists the flight

we WILL have to stop in Ft. Lauderdale though :D

[GOPisEvil]

19. Hmmm...maybe another carrier is picking up the

Boston to Ft. Lauderdale portion. :shrug: Say hi to the cruise ships when you're in FL!

[fob]

16. They were at the Oakland Airport for what seemed like only a month

Their prices were dirt cheap and you get what you pay for. I got where I was going and back, and the people were nice enough but I assure you the seats were sewn by Mrs Orville and Wilbur Wright! Take a carry on inflatable ring to sit on and some of your own food and you still save $385!!

Go for it.

[NWHarkness]

17. I've used them on connecting flights

In and out of Detroit. Never had any problems.

[underpants]

23. Big mud interest you

:shrug:

[Amaya]

24. I can fit in the over head storage compartment

Take me Take me!