Here is a repeat post of an experience flying on Spirit Airline in 2011. I have not tried them since, but surprisingly, they are still around. Then I saw a post on Facebook today that I am featuring in a separate post (above this one).
I needed to go from New York City to Detroit in the afternoon. I had never made that connection before. When I searched my customary airlines the tickets cost in the $400 to $700 range, and routed me on ridiculous trips through Boston, Miami (!!!!) and Atlanta, taking most of the day, getting me there after midnight.
So I checked out Cheap Tickets and found a non-stop flight on Spirit Airlines from La Guardia to Detroit for $117. I signed up without hesitation. I have never flown on Spirit Airlines and I have never been at La Guardia airport.
Checking in at the Spirit Airlines counter was an experience unlike any airline experience I have ever had. When I got to the kiosk, it didn’t read my credit card. An agent eventually helped me with the swiping, and I got in. The kiosk menus are Byzantine. First it wanted to…
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