Spirit Air's Big Front Seats
Jul 25, 2014, 12:26 pm
#31
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: AMS/DAL
Programs: MileagePlus Gold
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Hi! FT Newbie here and first-time Spirit flyer (next weekend). How likely is the BFS to be still available on the day of the flight, and how much cheaper will it be (do you think)? I'm flying the A319 from DFW to SJD at 7am on a Saturday morning. I'm not a big girl, but I'm just about 5'9" and it's a 2.5 hour flight. Right now the seats show a $50 fee per flight, and I don't know if it's worth it to upgrade!
Last edited by ERJ_12B; Jul 26, 2014 at 3:25 pm Reason: Correct aircraft type
Jul 26, 2014, 11:15 am
#32
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Brooklyn, NY, United States
Programs: AA, BA, UA, Spirit, Delta, PC Plat, SPG Gold, HHonors Diamond, Club Carlson Gold, Marriott Gold
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Hi! FT Newbie here and first-time Spirit flyer (next weekend). How likely is the BFS to be still available on the day of the flight, and how much cheaper will it be (do you think)? I'm flying the A319 from DFW to SJD at 7am on a Saturday morning. I'm not a big girl, but I'm just about 5'9" and it's a 2.5 hour flight. Right now the seats show a $50 fee per flight, and I don't know if it's worth it to upgrade!
Jul 26, 2014, 11:17 am
#33
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Brooklyn, NY, United States
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Jul 27, 2014, 2:44 pm
#35
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
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Location: TPA/ABZ
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Just done two sectors on the A319 with Spirit (TPA-ACY-TPA for the Queen Concert) and we took the BFSs both times for $60 each person each way. It made a huge difference. Very similar seat in terms of size and comfort to AA domestic F on their 737 and 757. Both sectors were bang on time. Great all round. I would imagine things could get a bit ugly during IRROPS though.
Aug 1, 2014, 10:17 am
#36
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 4
Trip is tomorrow, I bit the bullet and upgraded ($50/way), but a friend I'm traveling with didn't. We'll see if there are seats left when we get to the gate and if so how much they'll charge at the gate for them!
Sep 17, 2014, 11:32 am
#41
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Sep 18, 2014, 3:18 am
#42
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: NYC
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Once you're on the plane with your stuff, you don't have to worry about paying to put anything overhead. Just find space, and put your bag there. Tends to be a lot of space because of the carry on fees.
Jan 28, 2016, 11:23 am
#43
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 1
Trying Spirit for the first time in March for a long weekend LAX-CLE-LAX trip (unless I get cold feet and cancel before 24 hours are up ha).
After reading this thread, I paid $50 each way for a BFS.
I'm fairly small for a guy (5'6 and 130 lbs) and am normally a cheapskate, so I feel guilty about doing that. But my flight to CLE is a red-eye, and I don't want my short time in CLE ruined by not getting any sleep on that flight. On the return to LAX, 5 hours seemed like a long time to be stuck in a non-reclining normal seat.
Plus, reserving a non-middle seat would have cost a minimum of $12 for each leg anyways, so paying the extra $38 to get a BFS seemed like a tremendous value to me. Am I being too extravagant?
After reading this thread, I paid $50 each way for a BFS.
I'm fairly small for a guy (5'6 and 130 lbs) and am normally a cheapskate, so I feel guilty about doing that. But my flight to CLE is a red-eye, and I don't want my short time in CLE ruined by not getting any sleep on that flight. On the return to LAX, 5 hours seemed like a long time to be stuck in a non-reclining normal seat.
Plus, reserving a non-middle seat would have cost a minimum of $12 for each leg anyways, so paying the extra $38 to get a BFS seemed like a tremendous value to me. Am I being too extravagant?
Jan 28, 2016, 11:28 am
#44
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
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Hello TopThrill182 and a warm welcome to Flyertalk.
You're not being extravagant in my opinion although you are creating a potential problem for yourself as you'll not be happy with a regular seat on any airline any longer. Welcome to the slippery slope of premium travel. Enjoy your flights.
You're not being extravagant in my opinion although you are creating a potential problem for yourself as you'll not be happy with a regular seat on any airline any longer. Welcome to the slippery slope of premium travel. Enjoy your flights.