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Niffla



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Spirit Airlines
#23491888 - 07/30/16 08:56 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Anybody ever flown Spirit? They're widely regarded as the worst airline in the country, but damn their tickets are cheap 
I may be going to Detroit in the near future to see some family and catch a Tigers game, and round trip Spirit tix are $200. Meanwhile the next cheapest for the same date (American Airlines) is $300. It's a 3 hour flight...pretty sure I can tough out a bad airline for that amount of time so I can save a hundred bucks. Hell I could put that $100 to the car rental.
Anybody here with any Spirit airline experiences? Lmao are they really THAT bad? Like do the flight attendants spit in your drinks? Does it look like a greyhound bus ride in there where half the passengers haven't showered in a week? And did the pilots get their training experience online or something?
Why is Spirit so cheap in comparison to everybody else? There has to be a catch.
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Re: Spirit Airlines [Re: Niffla]
#23491896 - 07/30/16 09:00 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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If you are in town for a tigers game you should not me up! We could grab a drink and get high together.
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Re: Spirit Airlines [Re: Niffla]
#23491897 - 07/30/16 09:01 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I rode the greyhound bus from texas to oregon and back. and then to New York from Texas and back.
I'm sure you'll do fine.
Besides, you're already going to Detroit. You'd probably get jumped coming off of American Airlines. No one's gonna rob a guy riding Spirit.
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Spirit is awful. Seats are even closer than normal airlines. The cost includes literally nothing. Not even a carry-on that's larger than a purse or laptop case. Which also means if your checking a bag it will But like you say for the dirt cheap price
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Re: Spirit Airlines [Re: Niffla]
#23491913 - 07/30/16 09:04 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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You'll be fine flying domestic I'm sure. I used to fly spirit all the time but haven't in years after 1 incedent. I had an international flight followed by a domestic connection. I missed my connection because my first flight was delayed and customs was really backed up.
Spirit had terrible customer service during the whole ordeal.
So spirit is fine if you don't have any problems with your flight in my experience.
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chicksgrowtoo


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Re: Spirit Airlines [Re: Niffla]
#23491921 - 07/30/16 09:07 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Are you comfortable on a plane that resembles a poorly taken care of public buss from the 80's? I got a round trip ticket with spirit and bought another ticket with American Airlines to get back home because it was that awful... I was sure my life was over the moment the plane took off.
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Niffla



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28064212 said: If you are in town for a tigers game you should not me up! We could grab a drink and get high together.
Hell yeah that's what's up. If this trip comes to fruition I may just indeed hit your ass up, broseph.
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Kush_Zombie said:
Besides, you're already going to Detroit. You'd probably get jumped coming off of American Airlines. No one's gonna rob a guy riding Spirit.
lol'd hard
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Niffla



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chicksgrowtoo said: Are you comfortable on a plane that resembles a poorly taken care of public buss from the 80's? I got a round trip ticket with spirit and bought another ticket with American Airlines to get back home because it was that awful... I was sure my life was over the moment the plane took off.
Lol that bad, huh?
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Re: Spirit Airlines [Re: Niffla]
#23491952 - 07/30/16 09:20 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Plane smelled like a retirement home man, I already hate planes though. My grandpa was a pilot and made us fly all the time when we were kids so maybe I'm spoiled but still.... Never again.
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Niffla



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Just skimmed through some reviews.
Yeah I'm gonna have to go American Airlines. The reviews are too fucking horrific.
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Re: Spirit Airlines [Re: Niffla] 2
#23492267 - 07/30/16 10:57 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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fuck that, pop a xanax or two and sleep the flight away. an extra hundo is a good hundo.
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Kush_Zombie
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Re: Spirit Airlines [Re: Apostle]
#23492302 - 07/30/16 11:13 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Apostle said: fuck that, pop a xanax or two and sleep the flight away. an extra hundo is a good hundo.
Not a fan of bars but QFT
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Niffla



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It's not so much the flight itself that bothers me -- it's all the stories about how they nickel & dime you for everything. Thus in reality bringing your ticket price up around the same neighborhood as everyone else's.
The strategy for Spirit appears to be that they set really cheap ticket prices (on the surface), but then charge the shit out of you for everything else.
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Re: Spirit Airlines [Re: Niffla]
#23492542 - 07/30/16 01:01 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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niff i want a full review for whatever plane u decide to take!
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Niffla



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Cowb0yNeal00 said: niff i want a full review for whatever plane u decide to take!

okay bud
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Apostle
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Re: Spirit Airlines [Re: Niffla]
#23492549 - 07/30/16 01:02 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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What else do you need besides the seat?
Pack lightly and tell them to take their 10$ bag of peanuts and shove it.
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Niffla



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Re: Spirit Airlines [Re: Niffla]
#23492552 - 07/30/16 01:03 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Re: Spirit Airlines [Re: Niffla]
#23492554 - 07/30/16 01:05 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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However, in all fairness to the generosity of Spirit's management, I was pleasantly surprised when I went to pee and found that use of the lav is provided completely free. But check the fine print when you book your flight. I will not be surprised when they install coin-operated doors on the lav with an up-charge to flush the previous user's toilet deposit before you go in.
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Niffla



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Re: Spirit Airlines [Re: Apostle]
#23492555 - 07/30/16 01:06 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Apostle said: What else do you need besides the seat?
Well for starters they apparently charge $25 per carry on (even if it's your only bag) and charge bigger bags by weight, which according to some, can push the price of one bag in the neighborhood of fifty dollars.
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Re: Spirit Airlines [Re: Niffla] 1
#23492563 - 07/30/16 01:10 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yea i'm about ready to retract my previous statements after reading that post you linked.
still, if you anticipate their shennanigans and pack light, it looks like you can save a bit.
It's probably not worth the headache but i guess that's up to the consumer to decide.
I also would like your review.Whatever you decide. I fly AA and it's pretty comfy. saw Mad Max for free but without sound. headphones were only two bucks tho and the drinks n snacks were free. my bro even got a few beers for free but that was probably cause the attendant was cool.
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Re: Spirit Airlines [Re: Apostle]
#23492603 - 07/30/16 01:25 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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When I flew spirit they charged more than that for tap water with no ice... $3 I think.
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chicksgrowtoo


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The flight was also delayed, then changed gates then they were checking bags as people were boarding the plane because they didn't have room for everyone's carry on bags. They asked me to check mine and I was like hell no.... Then there was the plane...
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Kush_Zombie
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Niffla said: Check this Spirit experience out by a shroomery mod 
https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/18304694
at prisoner's comment
That's some shitty service. It makes you wonder how a company like this is even allowed to be in business 
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chicksgrowtoo said: When I flew spirit they charged more than that for tap water with no ice... $3 I think.
Maybe there's no extra charge for ice
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They're a bare minimum sort of airline - your ticket price includes literally NOTHING - want a pillow or blanket? You can have one but they'll charge you a fee.
That is what I've heard about Spirit. Haven't flown them personally though I've heard some wonky things about checked baggage or them making you check some stuff that should've been allowed to be carry on, idk I'll have to ask my friend again about his experience - but they sound like a good airline to tough out if your flights only gonna be a few hours.
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Niffla



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I'm fine with just a seat and nothing else at all, but if they're going to charge me for each bag (and I'd probably bring two), which would bring the rate up close to the other airlines anyways, then I may as well just go with a reputable airline.
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Re: Spirit Airlines [Re: Niffla]
#23492769 - 07/30/16 02:21 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Niffla said: Anybody ever flown Spirit? They're widely regarded as the worst airline in the country, but damn their tickets are cheap 
I may be going to Detroit in the near future to see some family and catch a Tigers game, and round trip Spirit tix are $200. Meanwhile the next cheapest for the same date (American Airlines) is $300. It's a 3 hour flight...pretty sure I can tough out a bad airline for that amount of time so I can save a hundred bucks. Hell I could put that $100 to the car rental.
Their tickets aren't really cheaper at all.
Consider the fact that they charge you $70 to take carry-on luggage onto the plane (it's actually cheaper to check-in your bags at $50), and they also charge extra for any sodas or juice or drinks you get on the flight, so basically the amount comes out to the exact same as any other flight, except with shittier service.
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NEVER FLY SPIRIT. THE SEATS ARE SO GOD DAMN CLOSE TO EACH OTHER, I HAD TO SIT WITH MY KNEES UP AND I BECAME CLAUSTROPHOBIC. I HAD TO TELL THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT THAT I NEEDED TO STAND UP FOR A MOMENT BECAUSE THE SEATS ARE TOO CLOSE. IM 5'8" AND ONLY WEIGH 140 POUNDS, SO OF YOU'RE BIGGER THAN ME, YOU'LL HATE IT.
THEY DON'T GIVE YOU SHIT FOR FREE. NO FREE BAG OF PRETZELS, NO FREE WATER. NOTHING. OH, AND YOU HAVE TO CHECK YOURSELF IN OR ELSE PAY TO BE CHECKED IN AT THE AIRPORT.
SPIRIT IS BULLSHIT. I WOULD RATHER PAY $100 MORE TO NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH BULLSHIT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE COST TO CHECK IN A BAG, IT'S PROBABLY MORE EXPENSIVE TO FLY SPIRIT THAN TO FLY SOME OTHER AIRLINES WITH FREE BAG CHECK IN.
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Spirit is ok as long as you do your homework before your flight and of course, depending on what your other options are. If you travel like me, mostly self sufficiently, so long as an airline doesn't charge me to take a piss I get along ok; and Spirit doesn't charge for that, yet...
I have to say, my experiences on Spirit were a little different than some above, I have always been on a newer airplane with Spirit and haven't had any problems with delays.
American Airlines far and above have the oldest airplanes in my experience (for domestic flights anyway). A lot of them still have seats with ash trays... I have also been delayed more an AA flights than any other airline. They also overbook so if everyone shows up to the flight you end up in the uncomfortable position of not knowing whether you will even be permitted to board the plane.
I stick to Southwest and Delta when I can...
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