Spirit Airlines

http://www.spiritair.com
2800 Executive Way
Miramar, FL 33025
(954) 447-7965
(800) 772-7117

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Overview

Spirit Airlines is one of the most complained-about airlines flying today. In an effort to be come what it calls an “ultra low cost” carrier, it has cut back or eliminated many of the customer service considerations that air travelers take for granted. Recently, despite outsourcing its customer service call center, Spirit appears to be taking customer service questions a little bit more more seriously. Let’s see if the trend holds.

If you have a customer complaint, please read this before contacting the company.

Customer service resources

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Primary e-mail

spiritair@mailnj.custhelp.com

Primary contact

Heather Harvey
Manager, customer relations
2800 Executive Way
Miramar, FL 33025
(954) 628-4957
heather.harvey@spiritair.com

Secondary contact (*):

Tony Lefebvre
Senior vice president, customer service
2800 Executive Way
Miramar, FL 33025
(954) 447-7965
Tony.Lefebvre@spiritair.com

Chief executive (*):

Ben Baldanza
President and chief executive
2800 Executive Way
Miramar, FL 33025
(954) 447-7965
ben.baldanza@spiritair.com

What others have to say about Spirit Airlines

Aviation Consumer Protection Division Air Travel Consumer Report
Epinions.com
Airline Quality Rating

This information has been collected from publicly-available resources and is believed to be accurate at the time of the last update. If any of this information is inaccurate, please e-mail me.

* Executives should only be contacted when your letter or email has not been acknowledged within six to eight weeks.

  • John

    Heather:  If Spirit has any intelligence, it will waive the baggage fees for the student band/group who has planned on going on tour via Spirit. It will take Spirit millions ($$) to overcome the bad publicity generated by your failure to do so.  Also as a retired lawyer, it seems to me that Spirit contractually agreed to a fixed price for the group, and legally Spirit has no legal right to add the additional fees.   John

  • Jose

    Count me in Alexandra!

  • Alpha Centauri

    Spirit Airlines took the same class on “How to be Rude to their customers”
    On the same school that the timeshare salesmen took it. They are both the same scum!

  • Bobimport

    July 27 2011  i flew from STI to FLL  they changed plans and only had 1 big front seat. Well When I asked how I was going to get a refund they just said call.  LOL  when I asked again they said “we will put you off this flight” seems to be their answer for everything

  • SANTOS DEL VALLE FLORES

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  • Derf58

     i tried with an e-mail now i will try facebook hope i get an answer now tks for your time From: FRED M. To: “martin.harrison@spiritair​.com” ; “tony.lefebvre@spiritair.c​om” ; “jeff.carlson@spiritair.co​m” ; “greg.kappen@spiritair.com​” ; “Heather.Harvey@Spiritair.​com” ; “david.lancelot@spiritair.​com” ; “barry.biffle@spiritair.co​m” Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 4:35 PMSubject: need helpa few years ago i had a spiritair credit card which gave me a free membership in the $9 club.i had to cancel the card for personal reasons so i lost my membership. I enjoyed the discounts i got from the airline so i decided to pay for a membership.so in Aug of 08 i took one out. In Jan of this year i was going to fly down to florida and asked customer service for my $9 club username i was told on the phone that my membership expired. So i was able to get a deal on another airlines and forgot all about it. in June i wanted to fly down with my friend to florida and so we decided 1 of us should have a membership so ca r ordered our tickets and took out a $9 membership we both live in NY and Florida figured we would be able to take advantage of your flights.today i got an e-mail stating that aug.28 they were going to renew my membership that i was told in jan i did not have.i called to explain to customer service but after staying online with a lady saying they same thing over and over for 45min i asked please to speak to a supervisor.i waited on hold about 30min to have a gentlemen get on the phone and basically told me he could do nothing my loss. i asked him if there is a way we could find out who i talked to and it seems there is no record.i would love to stay a member but feel that because i was given false info i had wasted $59 this year on a membership i did not get to use and if my membership was active then ca did not have to buy a membership because we travel together most of the time please try and help

  • Ofeliamedina22

    Por favor necesito urgente comunicarme con ustedes porque cancelaron mi vuelo , de Bogota a Miami y no hay forma de que contesten , llevo mas de una hora tratando. Mi nombre es Ronal Medina

  • Emilyolds1

    I am writing to express my deep displeasure with Spirit Airline and their complete lack of any customer service.  I booked a flight to Costa Rica last
    year and had to cancel that trip after my husband died on May 24, 2011.  I immediately cancelled my flight—May 25th.  I found their website very difficult to use
    and found it extremely difficult—nearly impossible—to speak to a human being to
    help me with this cancellation.  To the
    best of my recollection—and I was dealing with the shock of my husband’s death
    the day before—I was told by one of their outsourced customer service
    representatives that the flight was cancelled and that I would be refunded on
    my credit card.  When I didn’t see the
    refund show up on my credit card statement, I called the airline in July to
    make sure that the flight had been cancelled and to double check on the refund
    since my husband’s death had been the cause of my cancellation.  Most airlines will refund a ticket or at
    least part of the ticket in the event of a death.  I spoke to someone, again, at an outsourced
    location, who told me to write a letter to the corporate office and send a copy
    of my husband’s death certificate.  I did
    this, and just received a response. 
    Apparently, I was issued a credit for my ticket, although I have no
    recollection of ever hearing that from anyone or reading that on any of the
    labyrinthine web pages I encountered. 
    And apparently, that credit expired on July 24, 2011.  So, I was expected, in the midst of grieving for
    my husband and comforting my children, to book another flight on Spirit
    Airlines?  Seriously?

     

    I am outraged, first, because I had no knowledge about any
    credit or the “expiration date” on that credit. Even if I had been aware of
    said credit, I find it ridiculous that a death in the family does not qualify
    one for a refund.  Second, I am outraged
    by the incredible lack of customer service this company exhibits.  They are intentionally obtuse and difficult to
    contact.  I was told by one of their
    outsourced employees that he was not allowed to give out the corporate phone
    number.  So they are intentionally
    avoiding their customers?  Their phone answering
    system is ridiculous and, again, sends a clear message that they don’t want to
    deal with customers.  And lastly, the
    letter that I received from “Mindy 63133” explaining to me that they will not be
    refunding my $600+ after the death of my husband ended with “I thank you for
    choosing Spirit Airlines and have great day.” 
    REALLY????  MY HUSBAND JUST DIED.  Have a great day?????  That was completely thoughtless.

     

    HORRIBLE HORRIBLE experience!  Never using them again!

  • LIAT MAIDLER

    Hello
    My name is Liat Maidler, Passport no’  04FE43223
    I took the flight from NYC-LGA to San Jose, Costa Rica, connection in Fort Lauderdale [FLT No 779 , FLT No 755] the first flight was Delayed for more than 2 hours twice and we missed our flight to Costa Rica.
    when, eventually, we arrived to costa rica [the day after] my luggage did not arrive [04B7087246]. apparently it was lost in fort lauderdale.
     Its been more than 48 hours since we landed in Fort Lauderdale and I still did not get my bag, I have no Luggage with me, and no one contact me from the air company,  even thought I gave my contact information (phone no and e-mail address , and eventhought they promise to contact me within 24 hours.

    You can send my Luggage to the address below or contact me ASAP
    I am staying at SURFINN Hotel in Hermosa Beach Costa RicaReception: 011 (506) 2643-7184
    Cell: 8899-1520
    http://surfinnhermosa.com/

    My phone no is 972544224433
    Sincerely,
    Liat Maidler, ADV

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  • Ravi

    I had a terrible experience with Spirit Airline. I had mistakenly booked it when I found their fare to NY was $20 cheaper. Only when I was robbed of $80 for a cabin bag I understood the lame business strategy for this airline. 
    In this age of information technology the stupidest thing a corporation could do to make money is to have hidden charges in its fare. The airline hasn’t made any announcements to its passengers about this dubious charge and only at the boarding pass counter I had been asked to pay $40 for my bag. That increases my air fare by $80 (or by 40%) on a round trip journey to NY. On top it the flight was delayed by 2.5 hours. The airport staff of this airline was also very unfriendly when questioned about the last minute baggage charges. When asked about the Spirit customer care number the airline staff was reluctant to provide it and some were not knowledgeable of such a facility. 
    How bad can it get? Take this, when I asked the airline staff if there was a complaint book they had nonchalantly said that the comments on the Spirit.com was their channel to receive complaints. A blatant way of conforming to their lousy attitude. 
    It doesn’t end there. A call to their technical support to lodge a complaint ended with the agent trying to sell me a Spirit credit-card. Are they not serious about giving a good customer service or is it that their staff are plainly dumb? I doubt it is the latter one that is fueling the former.

  • sara

    WORST AIRLINE!

  • Hanan

    Fly Delta and save the headache! After charging my husband and I $225 for our luggage…it came out to about the same. And because our luggage was 5 pounds over, they slapped an extra $25!!! HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE> NEVER AGAIN WILL I FLY SPIRIT!

  • Boombearie

    Early tuesday morning (about 3 am, west coast time, November 29, 2011) I received a phone call from travel partner # 1. He explained to me that travel partner #2 was being made to buy a ticket out of Colombia proving onward travel and that we needed to do the same. Both bought a ticket through Avienca air, for December 22nd, 2011 leaving from Cali, Colombia to Quito, Ecuador. So, I called Spirit Airlines right then explaining what had happened. I asked the agent if my homeward ticket from Santa Cruz, Bolivia on April 16, 2012 was proof enough for the airline to let me move forward with my journey. She told me that it was and just confirming her answer, I asked again, and she told me that it was fine. 

    I received confirmation from my travel partners that they arrived safely in Bogota, Colombia without any further problems. The ticket from Cali to Quito PROVED to be sufficient for onward travel.

    On Wednesday, November 30th, I attempted to board my flight to Bogota from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, the very same airport my travel partners left from. The ticket agent asked for proof of onward travel and I presented my ticket confirmation for my flight out of Santa Cruz, Bolivia to Miami, Florida for April 16th (the ticket I was told the day before that would be sufficient proof for onward travel). The ticket agent would not accept it and told me I needed a ticket within 90 days of my original departure date. While there, I booked the same exact flight as my travel partners, from Cali, Colombia to Quito, Ecuador on December 22, 2011.  The ticket agent still would not accept this new ticket, even though it was sufficient proof for both of my travel partners She told me I needed a ticket back to the states (even though I already had one). I was forced, then, to buy another ticket through Spirit Airlines, for December 12th, 2011, from Bogota, Colombia back to Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 

    This was an absolutely unnecessary purchase. I had TWO tickets proving I was leaving Colombia AND was told by a Spirit Airlines agent that my ticket from Bolivia to the US was SUFFICIENT proof to board the plane. On top of that, Spirit Airlines was incredibly inconsistant in regards to holding up the same policies for everyone involved. I was forced to buy an additional ticket when my travel partners did not have to. I was told the day before by one agent that my ticket was sufficient and the next day, by another agent that it was not. It was completely unnecessary. Spirit Air has proved to be unreliable, inconsistant and needs to take responsibility for the emmense error they have made, not to mention the amount of suffering and trouble they have put me through. 

    For the last two weeks, I have been trying to get in contact with someone but my wait time is an hour or I get disconnected. 

  • Mrs. Hawes

    Exactly.  Thank you Capper! If I may add, the “Spirit of Corruption” Airline is the epitome of what this country has become because people will do anything for “what appears ” to be a cheap flight.  However, on the back end of my vacation flying with Spirit, they lost me thousands of dollars and a ruined vacation.  It’s a long story that I may get around to writing on here, but the bottom linen is that they are corrupt to the core!  Can’t believe they haven’t b been shut down by the federal government for violations of RICO statutes among other things.  We will see what the future holds for the “Spirit of Corruption” Airline (MY name for them). As for me, it is going to take a lot of prayer to get my  anger in a place where I can actually have some peace. Dear Lord, help me get over what these corrupt people did to me and my husband in the Bahamas on December 31, 2011.  It was unbelievable!

  • Mrs. Hawes – revised

    Exactly.  Thank you Capper! If I may add, the “Spirit
    of Corruption” Airline is the epitome of what this country has become
    because people will do anything for “what appears ” to be a cheap
    flight.  However, on the back end of my vacation flying with Spirit, they cost
    me thousands of dollars and ruined our second honeymoon!  It’s a long
    story that I may get around to writing on here, but the bottom line is that
    they are corrupt to the core and I have been damage in more ways than one
    because of it!  I can’t believe this corrupt and immoral airline hasn’t
    been shut down by the federal government for violations of RICO statutes among
    other things.  We will see what the future holds for the “Spirit of
    Corruption” Airline (my name for them). As for me, it is going to take a
    lot of prayer to get my anger in a place where I can actually have some peace
    and get some restful sleep.   “Dear Lord, help me get over what these
    corrupt people did to me and my husband in the Bahamas on December 31, 2011.”     It was unbelievable!

  • S Calloway

    Shaking My Head – On Dec 31st I was flying on Spirit Airlines coming home from Detroit MI – My flight left at 5:55pm only to arrive in Fort Lauderdale at 8:55pm – While waiting in the Airport a gentlemen working for Spirit airlines (his name is Christian a former employee of Midwest airlines) was singing “Come Fly with Me”  etc…asking passengers to sign up for the 15,000 bonus miles (3 free airline tickets) He walks over to me and asks if I would be
     interested. in sighing up and I asked him what if your not approved….He stated that you would still get the free ticketes. I wasn’t approved, but when I called to try and see about those tickets…I was informed that I was given wrong information….SMH…..I’ll be sending another email to whomever I
    to……to get this issue resolved…

  • Bernadette

    I am writing to you because I felt compelled to tell you about the 

    horrible customer service we received with your airlines. 
     

      On March 30,2012 my 72 year old uncle and I had reservations on
    flight 

    124 from Ft. Meyers to Chicago. Our flight was to leave at 7:32 P.M., 

    but we arrived at the airport at 3:00 P.M. to be sure that there would 

    be no issues before our flight. We decided to check in our luggage, but 

    we were told that the computer system was down and it was way to early 

    to check in our luggage anyway. I asked the agent when we could check 

    in and she told us 4:30 P.M.. We took some seats and began talking to 

    other passengers on our flight. One of the other passengers told us 

    that our flight was delayed until 9:47 P.M. I went to the customer 

    service desk and asked the agent if this was true. She became very 

    irate ( I believe it was because she was on her personal cell phone and 

    I interrupted her call) and said ” I told you our computer system was 

    down! ” I asked her if there was anywhere I could call or someone else 

    I could speak to and she said ” I don’t know!” . I went back to my seat 

    and waited another hour. I noticed that the agent began checking in 

    some elses luggage so we approached the desk. A agent who only had a 

    name pin with the name Alberto began to help us when his personal cell 

    phone rang. He answered his call and walked away from us. We were left 

    standing there until another agent came and asked us if we were being 

    helped. We told her that Alberto started to help us but walked away. 

    The agent checked us in and issued us hand written boarding passes 

    because the computers were still down. We walked clear across the 

    airport to TSA where we were informed that the agent did not stamp our 

    passes for TSA. Once again we walked all the back to the Spirit counter 

    and we were reissued computerized boarding passes. We finally made it 

    through TSA and headed to our gate. Mind you at no time were we ever 

    informed about the fight delay. 
     

     Once we were at the gate another female passenger approached a agent 

    named Pablo Diaz-Mateo. She asked him why the flight was delayed and 

    why were we not told about this? He also became irate and said that he 

    told all the passengers himself that there was a delay. When the female 

    passenger said that he did not inform anyone, he actually called her a 

    liar! The passenger began asking everyone around us if we were 

    informed. We all said no. Mr. Diaz-Mateo said we were all lying that he 

    didn’t know what we “were trying to pull” and if the lady approached 

    him one more time he would deny her on the flight. 
     

      Mr. Diaz-mateo called airport security and and told him that the
    woman 

    ( an elderly woman) was being hostile. Security approached this woman 

    and several other passengers regarding this issue and it was determined 

    that there was no problem with the passengers and the the real problem 

    was that Mr. Diaz-mateo was being rude. 
     

      I have worked in customer service for 25 years and I was taught that 

    you never tell a customer that you don’t have answers to their 

    questions. Being rude, taking personal calls and calling them liars is 

    totally unacceptable! I believe that if you do not have the answers to 

    satisfy a customer then it should be your mission to find out the 

    answers or find someone else that has answers. 
     

     At this point in time, I do not believe that I will ever fly Spirit 

    ever again. I do understand that flights are delayed and I do 

    understand that computer systems go down, but being rude and 

    mistreating a customer is the best way to lose a customer. 
     

     I would have at least thought that there would be a least a 

    complimentary drink served on board, but not even an apology was 

    offered. 
     

  • Koppindiana

    my name is diana koppin.i had a flight from orlando to detroit on 02/07/2012 with spirit airlines which i have been flying with for a long time.my confirmation number was j34pyy.my flight number was#892.i am 57 years old and was going to visit my children and grandchildren.in the seat right in front of mr there was a passenger that was being served two bottles of vodka at a time.he preceded to become very loud using very foul language. he then preceded to start throwing peanut shells at people myself included.his personality became very hostile and aggressive. when the plane finally landed he started to want to become phisically agressive with tree different male passangers and i was right in that area so i was so nervous i was starting to get anxiety.people and myself started to yell for security which seemed to take forever.in the meantime they finally got him in the back of the plane where he was still hostile.we could not leave the plane until the police arrived and there were a lot of children on this plane listening to the worst obsenities coming out of his mouth.the police asked meto stay because i was right behind him so then i had to wait for them to bring him out while i waited at the reservation gate.they made a report at the reservation gate that said passanger was severly intoxicated and very belligerant,hostile.the stewardess that was serving him was very young.she definatly should not have been serving him it was obvious his behaviour was changing.someone including myself could have been hurt that is how these things happen sometimes in a split second.i hope i never have to feel that nervous that my stomachs doing flipflops again on a flight.it was truly a horribe experience for me.i made my report with the wayne county police whom said the man was severly intoxicated which i already knew.i am assuming they arrested him for drunk,disorderly and verbally abusive to customers as he was threatnig us on how if we looked at him he would f-ing put our lights out etc.i have noy had a phone call from anyone at spirit airlines when i called i could not be able to talk to anyone they just give you a horrible runaround.it took me awhile to find this sight.they knew of tis incident and never even called to apoligise.i am so angry at the way they conducted this awful passanger experience and then you can’t even speak to someone because they make it next to impossible.they apparantly could care less about their customers who pay money to have a decent flight. i want to speak to someone and hope i don’t have to get legal aid. please look into this incident.my e mail is koppindiana@yahoo.com

  • Johndennis01

    Let me start out by saying that I have flown dozens of times without any problems whatsoever. That is until I took Spirit airlines. My Girlfriend and I were at the airport waiting in line to check our bags at 4am February 23 for flight 111. For whatever reason we were in line for over an hour and a half. When we got to the front of the line we were informed that the flight was overbooked. We ran to the gate , hoping for some resolution but none was offered. When i asked about being put on the 11am flight they told me it was overbooked and wouldn’t even try to put us on it. Instead we were put on a plane to O’Hare airport, where we waited for 7 hours for a connecting flight to Las Vegas. So instead of being in Las Vegas starting out vacation at 7:30 in the morning we got int Vegas at 5:30 in the afternoon blowing away almost one quarter of our vacation. On top of being majorly inconvenienced, the majority of Spirit airlines people we had contact with were unfriendly and unsympathetic. The only reason I went with Spirit in the first place was the fact that Spirit had the only nonstop flight that day not that it was the cheapest airline. I will think long and hard about ever taking another Spirit airlines flight ever again.

  • Cyn78

    How could you have traveled on March 30,2012 when today is March 1, 2012

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  • PATRICIA J BLOOD

    I AM TRYING TO GET MY REFUND. PER MY BANK TRANS #77844365 3/29/12 WAS ENTERED BUT NEVER  PROCESSED BY SPIRIT AND EXPIRED THEREFORE I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED MY REFUND. I AM REQUESTING A REFUND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

  • Michigal333

    Customer service is horrible; website is useless; marketing is deceptive.  Joined $9 fare club in 2010; have booked 16 flights since then; no miles in my account; the flights that actually show up (only two) expired in three months.  When I booked my last flight (on the phone because THE WESBITE SUCKS) I told the customer service rep (in INDIA) that I wanted to cancel my membership since it is worthless to me — didn’t happen, they automatically billed my credit card in March – won’t refund my money.

    When I joined the club, was given a Barclays credit card to use to earn miles — then Spirit changed to the Free Spirit Master Card, so the Barclay’s card is worthless to me.

    I asked three times to be transferred to a customer service representative in the United States and was told they don’t have any.  When I asked for confirmation of my website request to cancel my membership (tried three times) was told:  we can’t do that; then told I would get an e-mail in a few minutes; then told it may take up to 24 hours. Agent refused to transfer me to a supervisor.

  • Bottabeall

     

    April 15, 2012

    Dear Executives of Spirit Airlines:

    I must agree with most if not all the complaints I have read
    about the Spirit Airlines.  From the
    beginning it has been a nightmare to try and deal with Spirit Airlines.   It
    took several attempts to book our flight correctly.  At one point we were charged for 2 carry-on
    bags and once I realized what had happened I immediately called the “overseas”
    customer service.  A translator was
    needed to interpret the conversation and eventually a supervisor did come on
    the line.  I explained the situation and
    the only remedy to the problem that was offered was $20.00 toward my next
    flight on Spirit Airlines but it must be used by March 31, 2012.  The supervisor told me the baggage fee would
    be waived if I joined there frequent flyer club. I DECLINED FOR THE SECOND
    TIME.

    The rudeness at the counter is not surprising and we just
    ignored them since I WOULD NEVEER FLY ON SPIRIT AIRLINES AGAIN.

    So you can imagine my surprise when 2 months later there was
    a charge for $59.95 on my credit card for Spirit Airline’s Frequent Flyer Club
    RENEWAL.  I attempted to call Spirit
    Airlines but never spoke to a human being. 

    I would appreciate a phone call concerning your charge for
    the renewal.  I declined it not once but
    twice.

  • Bottabeall

    It appears nothing has changed with Spirit Airlines and their poor customer service.

  • Ffde31

    I emailed Ms. Harvey and my email was answered by    (Soraya Hyppolite).  Obviously Heather has her email kicked right over to India Telemarketing service.  I can’t wait for the day when I hear Spirit is NO MORE= BANCRUPT!!!!!!  What a terrible American corporation.  The company will not deal with their customers.  You cannot make it as a business with a 1 and done philosophy.

  • Ffde31

    I emailed Ms. Harvey and my email was answered by    (Soraya Hyppolite).  Obviously Heather has her email kicked right over to India Telemarketing service.  I can’t wait for the day when I hear Spirit is NO MORE= BANCRUPT!!!!!!  What a terrible American corporation.  The company will not deal with their customers.  You cannot make it as a business with a 1 and done philosophy.

  • JEANNE

    HELLO, I RESERVED AN EMERGENCY FLIGHT FROM SAN JOSE COSTA RICA TO
    CHICAGO OHARE ON 4/13/2012. I WAS RETURNING FOR AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE MY
    HUSBAND WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND WAS ON LIFE SUPPORT. ON OUR WAY TO
    THE AIRPORT OUR TAXI GOT A FLAT TIRE AND THEN HIS JACK BROKE. WE
    RECEIVED ROADSIDE HELP AND MADE IT TO THE AIRPORT. WHEN I APPROACHED
    THE CHECK IN COUNTER, THE LADY WHO CLAIMED SHE WAS A SUPERVISOR STARTED
    SHAKING HER HEAD SAYING I WAS TOO LATE TO MAKE MY FLIGHT. I EXPLAINED
    IT WAS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND I HAD TO MAKE THE FLIGHT OR I MAY
    NEVER SEE MY HUSBAND ALIVE AGAIN. SHE KEPT SHAKING HER HEAD NO. THE
    TAXI DRIVER WAS AT THE COUNTER WITH ME AND PLEADING TO PLEASE LET ME ON
    THE FLIGHT. SHE KEPT SHAKING HER HEAD NO AND SPEAKING IN SPANISH. SHE
    SAID NO BECAUSE I HAD SUITCASES AND THEY LOOKED OVER WEIGHT AND I WOULD
    HAVE TO PAY AND SHE DIDN’T HAVE TIME. SHE KEPT REPEATING IN A VERY VERY
    RUDE TONE OF VOICE “EITHER YOU PAY! OR YOU STAY!” SHE REPEATED THAT
    SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS CRYING HYSTERICALLY AND GETTING UPSET. I SAID I
    UNDERSTAND I HAVE TO PAY, HOW MUCH AND LETS DO IT GET ME AND MY LUGGAGE
    ON THE PLANE. I CRIED PLEASE AND BEGGED PLEASE. SHE WOULDN’T EVEN CHECK
    HOW MUCH IT WAS GOING TO BE. SHE WAS AGGRAVATED BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT SHE
    WAS FINISHED WITH THE FLIGHT CHECK IN. AFTER ALL OF THIS COMMOTION AND
    TIME WASTING WHERE SHE KEPT SAYING YOU PAY OR STAY, SHE FINALLY STARTED
    TYPING STUFF IN THE SYSTEM AND THE WHOLE TIME SHAKING HER HEAD NO. SHE
    CAME UP WITH A $400 FEE FOR MY LUGGAGE BUT SAID THERE WOULD BE NO TIME
    TO CHECK IT. THAT I WOULD NOT EVEN MAKE THE FLIGHT. I ASKED IF WE COULD
    PUT MY LUGGAGE ON THE NEXT FLIGHT AND SHE ABRUPTLY SAID “NO! WE DON’T
    DO THAT! YOU PAY OR YOU STAY!” MY TAXI DRIVER THEN BEGGED FOR HER TO AT
    LEAST GET ME ON THE FLIGHT AND PROMISED HE WOULD KEEP MY LUGGAGE FOR
    ME. AT THIS POINT I KNEW IF I EVER WANTED TO SEE MY HUSBAND ALIVE AGAIN
    I HAD BETTER AT LEAST TRY TO MAKE THE FLIGHT AND I ENTRUSTED MY 3
    LUGGAGE WITH A STRANGE TAXI DRIVER WHO I CAN ONLY HOPE IS HONEST AND
    WILL KEEP MY LUGGAGE SAFELY FOR ME UNTIL WE CAN FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. I
    THEN PROCEEDED TO RUN TO THE GATE. I ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK FROM
    LOSS OF BREATH. I MADE IT TO THE COUNTER AND WENT TO CHECK ONTO THE
    PLANE AND THE WORKER TOLD ME TO HAVE A SEAT THAT THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT
    STILL HAD NOT EVEN GOTTEN OFF OF THE PLANE. I ALMOST DIED. I COULD NOT
    BELIEVE ALL THAT WOMAN PUT ME THROUGH. NOW MY LUGGAGE IS IN THE HANDS
    OF A STRANGER AND IF THE PLANE WAS STILL HAVING TO UNLOAD PEOPLE AND
    LUGGAGE, THERE HAD TO HAVE BEEN PLENTY OF TIME FOR MY LUGGAGE TO GET
    CHECKED IN. SHE WAS JUST FINISHED FOR THE DAY. SHE HAD NO COMPASSION,
    WAS RUDE EVEN THREATENED TO CALL SECURITY ON ME CUZ I WAS CRYING
    HYSTERICALLY FOR HER HELP. SHE WAS STONED FACE AND PUT ME IN A POSITION
    OF LEAVING MY LUGGAGE WITH A STRANGE TAXI DRIVER. I WAS ON THE 12:30
    FLIGHT TO FT .LAUDERDALE AND THEN OHARE. HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO GET MY
    LUGGAGE? IT WILL COST A FORTUNE TO HAVE THEM SHIPPED. I AM GOING TO
    HAVE TO FLY THERE AND PICK UP MY LUGGAGE AND FLY BACK WITH THEM. I FEEL
    SPIRIT AIR SHOULD FLY ME THERE AND BACK. I PAID $450 FOR A ONE WAY
    TICKET. I SHOULD OF NEVER BEEN PUT IN A POSITION TO LEAVE ALL OF MY
    BELONGINGS BEHIND WITH A STRANGER. THERE HAD TO OF BEEN A WAY SHE COULD
    OF GOT MY SUITCASES ON ANOTHER FLIGHT. SHE WAS JUST RUDE AND LAZY AND
    DID NOT WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO HELP ME. WHEN I GOT BACK TO CHICAGO I
    CAME WITH NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AND WAS COMING BACK DEVASTATED BY
    THIS EXPERIENCE. I CRIED THE WHOLE PLANE RIDE BACK. BECAUSE NOT ONLY
    WAS I COMING HOME TO A CRISIS HERE, BUT I LEFT THERE WITH A CRISIS. I
    ONLY CAN HOPE AND PRAY THAT THE TAXI DRIVER IS AN HONEST MAN. PLEASE
    HELP ME FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET MY BELONGINGS BACK HERE TO ME. THANK YOU
    VERY MUCH! JEANNE INFELISE

    P.S MY HUSBAND ENDED UP PASSING AWAY AND IF I DIN’T GET ON THAT FLIGHT
    I WOULD OF NEVER SEEN HIM ALIVE AGAIN. WE WERE DELAYED FROM FT.
    LAUDERDALE TO CHICAGO. I MADE IT TO HIM AND HE DIED 20 MINUTES LATER.

  • Anthony

    Dear Executives,
    I live in Myrtle Beach SC and am getting married June 16th in Niagara Falls
    NY. Over 25 friends had flight reservation booked for June 14th to Sunday
    June 17th with Direct air. As you know, Direct Air is no longer here and many
    of our friends are unable to take the time to drive to Niagara. My Fiancé and
    I are desperate to try to have all our close friends there, is there any way
    you can add your flights to Niagara from Myrtle one week earlier? You all
    start flying that route literally one week after we need it. We literally
    have 25 people who would be willing to pay for this flight and purchase a
    round trip ticket from your Airline. Is it 
    possible to add/start that route you all have one week earlier? Please
    Call me if there is something we can do.

    Thanks

     Anthony

     

     

    My email is tonyinmb2@aol.com

  • Mario_segura

    Sirs, This is the cheapest and worst service I have ever taking in my life.  Not only I have to wait almost 8 hours in the Reagan National Airport to see that you charge for the suitcases, even those that are to be carry on  . . . . but never see in my life that you also charge for the soda /water in almost three hour fly. . . . this is not only ridiculous but humiliating!On the top of that you have the worst airplane space for passengers, completely over crowded and your chairs do not even recline. . . . . this is just disgusting!One of the passengers correctly quoted that after you buy a ticket in Spirit you are not customer any more . . . you become just  an enemy!Mario SeguraPS. I will never fly again with your company. . . even on free tickets.

  • Sdbeach

    Dying Vet Deserves his money back. Sad day for Bad Spirit Airlines”.
    I will never fly Bad spirit . I wonder how your the pilots of ” Bad Spirit Airlines feel about this?

  • Gsmith49

    While I am sure you have received a number of emails on this matter, add mine to the stack.  I am a vet, and speaking as such, I assure you I WILL NEVER FLY Spirit as a direct result of your company’s position toward refunding the ticket price for the vet who is medically restricted from flying.  That position alone put Spirit in the “Sorriest Companies on the Planet” category.
     
    George Smith
    Colorado Springs, CO

  • Mark

    I agree with all the rest on here.  I am a vet also and will NEVER fly this airline for any reason whatsoever.  I sincerely hope this airline fails, as they will. When will companies like this learn that people are the CUSTOMERS?!?  They are motivated by nothing else than pure greed! Also, charging for carry on bags, please how pathetic. All these executives making these poor decisions do not even deserve to be employed…. Good luck trying to keep this airline running with EVERY VET boycotting you now. (If anyone even flew this airline anyway with all their fees…)

  • SPC Berry

    MY BROTHER AND I ARE VETERANS, AND WE ARE GETTING THE WORD OUT – BOYCOTT!!!  I HOPE THEY GO BANKRUPT… TOMORROW!!!

  • Capt. Windy

    I worked for a real carrier for 30 years and the CEO and the Pilots would have given this dying Marine his money back and would have found him alternate transportation for free. THis small airlines becomes ever smaller. Maybe they’ll disappear.

  • Lorena

    You should also post it on Facebook see how fast we will send it to our friends, have your young ones post it to twitter it will reach millions of people! You can also open a boycott page on Facebook, we did it for American Airlines and I’m a frequent flyer there. 

  • Lorena

    Spread the word on social media! Facebook & Twitter! See how fast the word spreads, have your young ones post it to twitter it will reach millions of people! You can also open a boycott page on Facebook, we did it for American Airlines and I’m a frequent flyer there as well as City Furniture and and Neat Receipts and they all quickly called me and made the necessary changes I was suppose to get in the first place. 

  • Lorena

    Spread the word on social media! Facebook & Twitter! See how fast the word spreads, have your young ones post it to twitter it will reach millions of people! You can also open a “boycott page” on Facebook its acutually a “LIKE” page but you can stil use it for same purpose (Hit Like if you will never fly Spirit Airlines becasue __________________, we did it for American Airlines and I’m a frequent flyer there as well as City Furniture and and Neat Receipts and they all quickly called me and made the necessary changes I was suppose to get in the first place. Sometimes there’s more of us than them ;) - to make a change

  • B Adrene

    It is a shame that we have to pay such a high cost for baggae fees after paying such a high cost to fly with this airline. This will be my last time flying spirit and I will let all my friends not to fly with this airline because of the carry on fees and the check on fees. There are other airlines that does not charge for carry on luggage. And the first check bag is free. I could not believe that I had to pay $38.00 to check my bag, what a shame. No more Spirit Airlines for me. Be blessed. 

  • Musiqsongbyrd

     

    Ms. Harvey; I would like to take a moment to first of all inform you that Spirit Airline customer service agents are extremely incompetant, uniformed and lack any customer service skills what-so-ever. I am almost positive that this is not the first complaint you have recieved and it definately will not be the last! I was given a $97.59 travel credit and a $50.00 voucher towards future travel arrangements, due to a cancelled flight. I specifically informed the representative that I would not be flying Spirit airlines EVER! But, asked if I was able to apply my credit/voucher towards a flight I would be purchasing for someone as a gift. I was told I could, as long as it was on the same credit card, and I was booking the flight. So, on Weds. 05/02/12, I was told that I would not be able to apply my credit/voucher! Of course I was disputed and explained the conversation I had with the agent who advised me that I could. I was advised by the representative that the policy required the recorded conversation to be reviewed, and that an agent would be getting back to me within 24-48 hours with with the results OR my request would be honored. Well, as of today, 05/05/12, no one has contacted me. So, I called customer service, and was put on hold for hours and transferred FIVE times. I spoke with two “so-called” managers and a supervisor, who also placed me on hold for hours. No one had the results of the taped conversation. I then get transferred to a “supervisor” who tells me after five people later that the tape was reviewed and my request would no be honored. But how is it that none of the reps before him were able to give me the results of the tape. I asked for the date and time of the tape review, and he refused to provide that info. He basically said, the tape said the rep mentioned the policy and that was it. I was not allowed to ask when, or the details. I advised him that your policy (according to the previous rep) was if no one got back to me within 24-48 hours my request would be granted regardless! he dismissed that part of the policy and kept repeating the part of the policy that was in favor of your airlines. Not only are they incompetant, they English is unbearable and hard to understand and the level of customer service is rediculous. It is unaaceptable that you are basically forcing people to have to fly your airlines “again” after being cancelled, delayed, rescheduled, etc” without notice. You refuse to offer a refund so it’s like we are being forced to take that chance all ofver again which is unfair and poor bussiness if you ask me. Why would I (as a customer) take that chance? And why would I trust your mechanics and pilots when your customer service, business ettiquette and practices are poor, and well below average? Just thought you should know that your customer service, agents, counter agents, and policy sucks!!!!!!! Sincerly, Yvette Chambers

  • Musiqsongbyrd

    SPIRIT AIRLINES IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST! NOT TO MENTION THEY FORCE YOU TO FLY THEM AGAIN BY REFUSING TO GIVE REFUNDS! WHYYYYY WOULD I BOOK ANOTHER FLIGHT AND RISK THE SAME ORDEAL????? ONE HAS TO WONDER WHILE YOU ARE CUTTING BACK BY SKIMPING ON CUSTOMER SERVICE…HOW MUCH ARE YOU SKIMPING ON MECHANICS…AND PILOTS? NEVER AGAIN! SMH!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/ZRJSVOUVJA3JXUNQ2DRJVIAOVU BIGDADDY

    It amazes me how people complain about charges when there there in full view !Look up no frills and do your homework.The other airlines charge you in the hidden  ticket price so if you plan ahead you can save a few bucks.This is a electronic web based world get on board.I do everything on the web from home from my laptop the entire trip.So stop all the whining ,plan ahead,because spirit is a niche airline no better or worse than the others. and with planning{read the charges} a good deal!How many bags do you realy need anyway  your on vacation.Spirit is fine with us and the service people are nice.Check the attitude at the door and enjoy your vacation!!

  • Rita Mount

    On May 6, my family of 7 was booked on a flight from Atlantic City to Orlando.  After waiting in the airport for over 7 hrs. it was cancelled.  No reason given.  We waited in long lines for our luggage and then to receive our refunds.  We were stranded at the airport with no seats available till Tues.  We were forced to take a cab to Phila. and get a flight to Disney.  We had to pay $150.00 for the cab, and $60.00 each more for the tickets.  Plus we had to buy food and drinks while we waited.  So, for us, your cheap tickets turned into a lot of additional money for us.  I am very unhappy with your airline.  I did not even get to step on a plane, and your airline came highly recommended by friends.  Im sorry I can’t say the same.

  • Danielle

     I had a round trip ticket from Oakland to Las Vegas….flight NK 918 on 5/20 to be exact.  I will never fly this airlines again…..dirty airplane, flight attendants (I don’t think there was any), there is no leg room and everything has a price (including carry-ons and water!!!)  Besides all of this….the major complaint was there was a very disrupting passenger.  I would either say on drugs or drunk….everyone in the plane was commenting on this passenger, he was loud and belligerent,  some people asked him to calm it down but he would get in their face.  The entire plane of passengers cheered when he walked off the plane at landing.  Where were the flight attendants???    Hopefully fixing their crumbled clothing and hair? 

  • Lindammurawski

    I have been waiting on my cell phone for a spirit airline personal to talk too for 1hr and 36 min I had to hang up. I had 2250 miles from my Sept. flight and noticed they were cancelled. would like to know why? Did not have them less than a year. My Sept fight was suspose to leave at 7 pm. you changed the flight time in the morning. Lost a day of work. Just came back from L.A. Sunday my flight should of left at 10:30 pm Saturday night (05/19/2012) Waited for 2 hrs was told flight cancelled until Sunday morning at 9am. Paid for a cab to my sons place $28.00 and $24.00 that morning to come back to the airport. Spirt Airlines did  take $28.00 baggage charge off my bill for part of my cab bill, but I am still out $24.00. We were charge for coffee, water, pop I would think that the Airlines would give everyone drinks free after some people had to spend the night at the airport.Very disappointing. I fly at least twice a year to L.A. I even have a Spirit Airlines Credit card. Having second thoughts about flying your Airlines ever again.

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