The 'Our fares were hacked" BARE FARE! The for some reason has upset the Twitterverse!
Besides the non recliners, Spirit consistantly offers the lowest fares to Vegas and the most options. Yes, even when you add up the extras and get the big pseudo first class seats, still come out ahead. Maybe you dont get the worst meal you ever had and you need to pay $5 for a diet coke, still. least expensive!

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“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

The idiom "Get what you pay for" is all to fitting for Spirit.

Flew them once from Vegas home and it'll be the last time.

I will skip the fine meals they serve on the other airlines. Unless I am flying 10 hours, I dont need to be served a full meal on a plane. Not sure when this become a necessary part of travel.

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“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

It was until the early '80s. Until Peoples Express, Southwest & Midway (which unlike the other two, actually served good food & was a great airline) came into a well publicized presence.

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I flew Spirit twice. I think we saved $20 total before we got on the plane. Once you include a beer or two...you're back to even.

Get a United Mileage Plus credit card and you will never use any other airline again. We're already up to 5 one-way flights. Double points when you purchase a United flight on the card. boom.

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Fuck yes. I can't stand them. I've had awful experiences with Spirit.

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The meals aren't the thing. No leg room? Fine. Charge for baggage and carry-on? Fine.

But I hate late planes. Like 3 hours bored as hell in a Vegas airport late. B/c the flight from San Diego was late!!! They run their planes and pilots to the max. One hiccup and everything is messed up.

Same on all counts.

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I don't think most domestic coach flights include meals any more. I can't remember being on any that have. They may include a snack box and a drink.

I've heard nothing but horrible things about Spirit. I won't even consider them. Is the money you saved worth it? Do you also stay at Circus Circus in Vegas?

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$106 less on the ticket I booked 2 days ago.

I am fine flying United and have a mileage card, but will use those tickets when I want to go somewhere when it is freezing here and somehow the ticket prices to fly are just higher....hmmm?

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“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Yep. We were delayed like 4-5 hours from here to Boston. Apparently the plane we needed to take had a bird fly into its engine. So they flew the plane to Chicago, emptied it, flew it to Minnesota to be fixed, then flew it back to pick up those people, took people to wherever they were originally going, then flew it back to Chicago to take us all to Boston. Spirit Airlines, everyone!

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Didn't you have to pay bag fees though? It looks like I'd be charged $70 for my carry-on bags alone.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

I fly Spirit fairly often because they have cheap flights from O'Hare to Lauderdale. Whatever, it's not my dime, so that side of it doesn't bother me. I've flown Delta, American, and US Airways and been just as uncomfortable and cranky on there as I have on Spirit. The real problem is the passengers. This wraps back around to the wear-a-sport-coat thing, but when the airline treats its passengers with such little dignity, they treat one another with the same lack of dignity, and then I find myself sitting next to a fat person who not only neglected to bathe but also elected to purchase a cup of Ramen noodles and snarf them down in close quarters before getting up to piss twice in one flight.

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Most airlines don't even offer meals on flights of less than 4-5 hours and even the ones that charge you $10 for a snack box with chips and a premade sammich. Fail.

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United should give you double points AT LEAST. Their prices are so high its ridiculous. If they didn't have some much business traffic, they would have folded long ago.

Yep. The only time I can remember an in-flight meal within the last seven years was our flight to Europe last year. Haven't seen it on any domestic flights.

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I think my bag is $10, $20 unless you are in the "9$ club"!!!!!!

Yes, I stay at the Lady Luck and eat at the Cortez room for the 2 for 1 Prime Rib specials.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

http://www.spirit.com/optionalservices
That link says $35 each way.

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I checked in my weekend carry-on bag at $30 b/c of their shitty pricing. There should be no reason a checked-in bag is the $45 at online kiosk before security and $100 at the gate. Miserable predatory pricks.

For example, if you were to book Spirit through Kayak you aren't given the option to add-on carry-on or checked luggage. There is only a warning you might be subject to a fee. Right off the bat Spirit will make $10 more since you'll buy at the gate. They bank on that kind of crap.

21$ to check a bag. I am fine with that, if I get a flight for $288 rd trip to vegas...

Oh and some crayzy cheap flights to PHX for like $98.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

So sensitive...bigfan didn't like my Vegas gif

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That really is amazing.

It's like they basically are saying "We hate you".

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May I ask what issue you had that was so bad?

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

That has to be a really shitty place to work. If they treat their customers with the contempt that they do, imagine how they treat the employees.

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I am against all Carry on bags and I am surprised the FAA still allows it.

A backpack, small bag, purse, man purse, etc is fine and can be easily checked.

check your luggage.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Such a bad airline and pisses off so many people stock price has risen from 25 to $40 in a year.

Kind of like how bad M&H is, but the ratings continue to be good.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

The worst part is how everyone seems to have one yet no one seems to have them near their own seats, so you can't disembark the plane because everyone's just standing up waiting to get to their shit. Where are these people going and what are they doing that they can fly to Fort Lauderdale and points beyond with these tiny little suitcases?

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I hate checking bags. You have to worry about long lines to check it. I waited 1.5 hours to check my bags at LGA once. You have to wait for your bags afterwards. Let me grab my bag and walk out the door.

Any man should be able to pack for any trip of 4 or less days with one carry-on bag.

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I can rip on a guy for not showing up, dont think it changed the ratings.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”