Spirit Airlines charges for seat reservations
Yes, it now costs to reserve a seat when flying Spirit.
And while discouraging, this move does finally put out there in the open what we all knew: some seats are more valuable than others.
Middle seats are going for $5, window and aisle seats for $10, and exit row seats for $15.
Which seems logical, except that not all window seats are created equal. There are window seats over the wing and there are window seats from which you can actually see something. For those of us who love to watch where we're going, these latter are much more desirable.
Even aisle and middle seats divide into good and not so, the first being toward the front of the plane (now that passengers will be taking more time to remove from the overhead bins the overstuffed bags they didn't want to pay to be checked).
So don't think these additional costs are over yet. They've only just begun.
Comments
This is absolute bullshit.
I just paid $10 (roundtrip) for a middle aisle seat. I am definately not checking my bag in. I'm going on vacation for 1 week and I'm packing light.
Posted by: Pamela | June 18, 2008 10:49 AM
I just cancelled my $9 fare club. It seems that I can never land a deal with them, every time I got the email alert all fares were gone and if I manage to get one way at discounted price the return flight, even on a promotion dicounted date, shows a regular full price. Making it almost imposible to get a deal with them, but something is certain, they got my money first.
Posted by: Jose | June 25, 2008 5:27 PM
omg! i am about to travel on spirit airlines and when i heard of the prices they were trying to charge you for seating i was like what ever i'd rather them assign you seats its not that important to sit on an airplane until you get to your destination nd plus its not like its the end of the world =p
Posted by: ismenia | February 16, 2009 8:52 PM