Flying with Spirit Airlines

A while back, I started following Spirit Airlines on twitter.  Of course, I was hoping to win something at the time, but have just stuck with them.  Because of this, I get updates on their sales. When we were experiencing our second (or maybe, third, fourth, or fifth...) spring snowstorm, a sale popped up that I just couldn't resist.  $68 flights to Tampa?  I'll take it!

Now keep in mind, if you need ANY bag (besides a personal item), if you can't print your boarding pass at home, if you want to choose your seat, if you want something to eat or drink on the flight, etc. you will be paying extra.  Keep that in mind when considering the cost of your flight.

In our case, we went for 3 days so just used the personal item (a small backpack and a laptop style bag) and didn't buy any extras.  Our trip cost $275 for both of us.  That is the average flight cost for one person from Minneapolis to Tampa.  Score.

Their customer service didn't seem the best.  Honestly, because everything is so self-sufficient, you don't really interact with anyone much.  The flight attendants were super nice on our flight home.  The other thing I noticed was that there were A LOT more kids than I am used to.  I'm not sure if this was because the flights are cheaper or that we flew around Easter time.

I will definitely make sure to check their prices next time I need to fly.