Originally Posted by
AUCLABruin
That $17.99/$35.98 is pure profit. Spirit knows the vast majority of people are not willing to go to the airport (or don't know of the savings in doing so) and thus rakes in cash with little effort.
Is there really a savings by going to the airport, by the time you account for parking, driving there, spending time doing it, etc.?
I guess if you're buying a few/several tickets at once, but for a single flyer, kind of a wash at some airports with expensive parking.