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Update 6/30 at 1 PM ET: Stack this sale with the promo code 24OFF.
It offers $12 off per one way and $24 of per roundtrip. But on the $23/$34 fares, it only offers 1 cent off. On the $58 fares, it offers the full $12 off. The cut off point is somewhere in between.
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Through today June 30, Spirit is selling tickets for July and August starting at $23.10 one way for members of its “$9 Fare Club” and $34.10 one way for non-members. (More info on the $9 Fare Club below.)
The sale is valid for bookings made by 11:59 PM ET today (June 30) for travel on different dates specified by each sale route.
Here is the sale page and restrictions. I see $23/$34 fares between:
- Atlanta and Orlando
- Atlanta and Tampa
- Atlantic City, NJ to Boston
- Charleston, WV and Myrtle Beach, SC
- Chicago and Latrobe, PA
- Chicago and Minneapolis
- Cleveland and Boston
- Cleveland and Myrtle Beach, SC
- Dallas/Fort Worth and Kansas City, MO
- Dallas/Fort Worth and New Orleans
- Denver and Phoenix
- Denver and Las Vegas
- Fort Lauderdale and Tampa
- Fort Lauderdale and Orlando
- Houston and Kansas City, MO
- Houston and New Orleans
- Las Vegas and Los Angeles
There are also many $38, $43, $48, and higher fares, sorted by city.
I had no trouble pricing out Cleveland to Boston on July 28 for $23/$34.
$9 Fare Club
The $9 Fare Club offers $9 discounts on checked bags and carry ons, and during sales, discounts on airfare. During this sale, the discount on airfare is $5-$15 per one way, depending on the route.
Here is the FAQ of the $9 Fare Club.
Membership costs $60 for the first year and $70 per year thereafter.
If you fly Spirit four or more roundtrips per year, and you always carry at least one paid bag, you should definitely join the club. Otherwise probably not.
Fees
Spirit now follows the ultra-low-cost, fee-for-everything model.
Seat selection costs $1-$50, and more if you want a Big Front Seat, which has the size and legroom of domestic First Class without any of the benefits you normally get for sitting in First Class. Spirit will assign you a seat at check in for free, but you’ll probably get the worst one.
Only a personal item is free to bring on board. For non-members of the $9 Fare Club, checked bags cost $32 and carry ons cost $35, so I would think of these fares as costing $32 more each way and plan on checking a bag. $9 Fare Club members get a $9-$11 discount on bags.
All food and drinks cost money. Here’s the snack and drink menu.
Even checking in at the airport will cost you $2.
While some people get frustrated by all these fees, I don’t mind them at all. Spirit is super upfront about all the fees, and they’re simple enough to account for or avoid. I buy into Spirit’s marketing that it is fairer to have people pay for their options and NOT pay for they don’t use than have everyone buy a bundled fare with options they might not want.
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I don’t believe I would ever travel on Spirit. They are the worst!
I would, at the right price.