Spirit: PHL-DFW $78 ai 2.99 cpm
 

I've never flown Spirit, I've obviously read some things here about them . . . but $78 is a pretty good deal. Looks like the four consecutive Tuesdays starting April 30 for 1-night stays.

Do IT! Lol

100$ fee for carry on bags...

What exactly would you be trying to achieve? status on spirit?

Has anyone ever done a MR on Spirit?:)

I would not think that the money spent on a Spirit mileage run would be worth it. Their fares are generally quite cheap, so what you're spending earning miles would far exceed what you could buy a ticket for instead of redeeming those miles for the same award.

Spirit Mileage Run = Oxymoron

I am considering using Spirit for one reason and one reason only. To get an airport I have never done before.

How quaint - someone who isn't familiar with Spirit wants to do a mileage run.

I could see this being a great idea only if (a) you're extremely masochistic or (b) need a firm reminder why never to fly Spirit unless absolutely necessary.

I'd join, but wrong cities. I'd probably do it for the same reason you're considering it...just to experience it. It's your money. Do it, no matter the reason....If you want to use NK to go to an airport you've never been to, then GO FOR IT! If you want to use NK because you want to see just how bad they are, GO FOR IT!

If you never fly them again, at least when you trash them, you can say that you have been on one of their flights.

Believe me, the last thing I want to do is a mileage run on Spirit. Just posted it in case there was some poor soul out there that might . . .

I got lucky and scored one of those "runs" to Las Vegas and actually had to go there for other reasons than getting wasted and lose money.
Anyhow, I had no problems what so ever with Spirit besides being late both ways. On the way back I was in brand spanking new plane. Never been in one like that before. New or reconditioned, but it looked super clean compared to usual AA. And on top of that I won 300 hundies and paid off my hotel bill at Hard Rock.

Would a video report from a Spirit mileage run be considered to be of a pornographic nature?:)

I would think a Spirit MR would call for a dedicated blog - it might start a new trend among the lemmings.

I would think it would be more along the lines of cruel and unusual punishment. :D

Delta747

Well, flying as an air courier 3 times in the early 90s with just a carry-on for a 2-week Asia trip was good preparation for flying Spirit. Have been to Cancun for 5 days and San Jose C.R. for 5 days with just the rucksack that's the maximum you can carry without paying. Would be harder to pull off to a cold-weather destination (maybe just wear all your clothes layers)

Spirit miles also aren't like regular airline miles. Expiration is aggressive unless you have the credit card, and you really need the card to build much quickly. Off-peaks are in narrow windows and go very quickly, so they're seriously over-baiting people by touting them so much. If you can spend 20K+ miles, availability is easier, but then there's no advantage over legacy airlines and you're always subject to the pile of junk fees they have. Avoiding all those is an art in itself and takes maximum flexibility (and it helps to be single, though 2 savvy people also can do it). I use Spirit only for trips I totally wouldn't take otherwise, like maybe $60-ish RT 2-dayers to FLL (sometimes Tuesday-Wednesday!). People with less-flexible arrangements tend to run into the fees more, and those can make it more expensive than regular airlines.

You can carry on a bag that fits under the seat for $0.
carry on bags for overhead bin at time of booking - $35
$9 fare club carry on bag for overhead bin during booking - $25

Sounds like the only reason I'd fly Allegiant.

Sounds more like a scene from one of the Saw films.

Went to the Bunny Ranch, eh? :p

Make sure you get a Big Front Seat™.

Good advice - just checked them out - you are correct -some interesting airport/routes.

This is my rule #2 of Spirit travel. The first is to only fly them on optional trips that can be fully scrubbed without penalty when the plane's 20 hour daily rotation gets delayed and they start cancelling legs to make up time.