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Re: Airfare question
[Re: Beer Money]
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05/15/18 02:27 PM
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dkershen
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Flying to Cabo in August $320 round trip, Spirit Airlines . Hopefully I make it back... I flew Spirit once. Never again. Spirit is such a scam. By the time they've finished adding all the extra fees at the counter it'll be a $500 ticket. $55 carry on fee, and $50 checked bag fee. Each direction. Unless you don't plan on taking any clothes to Cabo... then your golden. Printing your boarding pass is $10 if you forget to do it at home. And on the plane a bottle of water is $3, Beer is $7, and cocktails are $10. Wouldn't shock me if they've added pay toilets.
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Re: Airfare question
[Re: JCG57]
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05/15/18 02:30 PM
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dkershen
Extreme Angler
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I just booked a ticket from San Fran to DFW for Sunday on American. Discovered a whole new class of service: basic economy. It means that I can't reserve a seat, will be in the last boarding group and will not be allowed to use the overhead bin - just under-the-seat stowage. I suspect it also means that I will be considered sub-human and the higher-fare-paying passengers will be encouraged to hurl insults in my general direction. Up in first class we refer to this as "steerage" customers. Please refrain from breathing our air while passing through our cabin.
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Re: Airfare question
[Re: dkershen]
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05/15/18 02:38 PM
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Joined: Jul 2006
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RATZ
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Flying to Cabo in August $320 round trip, Spirit Airlines . Hopefully I make it back... I flew Spirit once. Never again. Spirit is such a scam. By the time they've finished adding all the extra fees at the counter it'll be a $500 ticket. $55 carry on fee, and $50 checked bag fee. Each direction. Unless you don't plan on taking any clothes to Cabo... then your golden. Printing your boarding pass is $10 if you forget to do it at home. And on the plane a bottle of water is $3, Beer is $7, and cocktails are $10. Wouldn't shock me if they've added pay toilets. I fly Spirit to see my buddy in MN. It's normally $200-300 cheaper than anyone else. But I pack all I need into a backpack and there is no fee to carry that on the plane. I bring my own drink and snack. I know what I'm getting into and easily avoid their extra fees. If you are going for a short trip it's easy to do.
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Re: Airfare question
[Re: Westside.]
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05/15/18 03:42 PM
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Joined: Feb 2013
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tsspencer2887
Extreme Angler
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Spirit is okay in the right circumstances. Problem is they have a horrible record for lost luggage and delays. If you don't care about when you get to your destination or get home from your trip and can pack everything into a single carry on, go for Spirit.
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Re: Airfare question
[Re: Westside.]
#12756260
05/15/18 04:11 PM
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Bass&More
TFF Guru
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Last edited by Bass&More; 05/15/18 04:12 PM.
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Re: Airfare question
[Re: dkershen]
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05/15/18 05:10 PM
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JCG57
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
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I just booked a ticket from San Fran to DFW for Sunday on American. Discovered a whole new class of service: basic economy. It means that I can't reserve a seat, will be in the last boarding group and will not be allowed to use the overhead bin - just under-the-seat stowage. I suspect it also means that I will be considered sub-human and the higher-fare-paying passengers will be encouraged to hurl insults in my general direction. Up in first class we refer to this as "steerage" customers. Please refrain from breathing our air while passing through our cabin. OK. I will just release some air when passing through your cabin. As awful as it sounds, I am pretty sure that the Basic Economy experience will be opulent compared with my trip on Spirit.
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Re: Airfare question
[Re: Westside.]
#12756725
05/15/18 09:57 PM
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Okie Poke
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I've flown Spirit once......and only once.
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