Spirit Airlines New Rules

I know many of you out there are travellers, and this is news you must know before booking your next flight. Spirit Airlines, which touts itself as a low cost carrier, is now charging up to $100 for a carry on bag! They have a tiered scale, which boils down to this. The longer you wait to declare and pay for a carry on bag, the more you pay. I know I will certainly think twice before I book them. Let's just hope that other airlines don't follow suit. Here's the report I got from my travel agency today regarding Spirit Airlines. Effective November 6, 2012: MIRAMAR, Fla. (AP) - Spirit Airlines Inc. will begin charging passengers $100 for carry-on bags unless they pay a smaller fee before getting to the airport. The higher fee starts Nov. 6 and applies to customers who pay the carry-on fee at the boarding gate. Spirit touts low fares but makes up some of the difference with fees that account for 40 percent of its revenue. The average customer pays more than $100 per round trip in fees. For baggage — whether checked or carried on board — Spirit has an unusual tiered system that charges passengers more the longer they wait. Passengers who are members of Spirit's $9 Fare Club will be charged $25 for a carry-on bag. Other passengers who pay the fee online will be charged $35 online, $40 over the phone, $50 at the airport ticket counter, and $100 if they get all the way to the gate before declaring their carry-on. The Miramar, Fla.-based airline lets customers bring one free personal item on board if it fits under the seat. · For additional information, please go to Spirit’s website: www.spiritairlines.com ·