(DEAL GONE) Spirit Airlines within Florida $0 all-in.
May 1, 2008, 7:40 pm
#47
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Can't travel myself but just reserved for 9 pax...Let's see how this goes.
Reservation for:
SPEARS/BRITNEY Adult
HILTON/PARIS Adult
MONTANA/HANNAH Adult
LOHAN/LINDSAY Adult
SIMPSON/ASHLEY Adult
WINEHOUSE/AMY Adult
RICHIE/NICOLE Adult
MICHAEL/GEORGE Adult
BOYARDEE/CHEF Adult
1 01Oct2008 NK343 R (, Non-Refundable)
10:50am TAMPA INTL (TPA)
11:55am FT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL)
2 03Oct2008 NK348 R (, Non-Refundable)
06:25pm FT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL)
07:30pm TAMPA INTL (TPA)
Fare breakdown
ADULT Fare 0.00 USD,
0.00 USD, US 911 Security fee
0.00 USD, US FET
0.00 USD, US Passenger Facility Charge
0.00 USD, US Segment Tax
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Total Fare 0.00 USD
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Reservation for:
SPEARS/BRITNEY Adult
HILTON/PARIS Adult
MONTANA/HANNAH Adult
LOHAN/LINDSAY Adult
SIMPSON/ASHLEY Adult
WINEHOUSE/AMY Adult
RICHIE/NICOLE Adult
MICHAEL/GEORGE Adult
BOYARDEE/CHEF Adult
1 01Oct2008 NK343 R (, Non-Refundable)
10:50am TAMPA INTL (TPA)
11:55am FT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL)
2 03Oct2008 NK348 R (, Non-Refundable)
06:25pm FT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL)
07:30pm TAMPA INTL (TPA)
Fare breakdown
ADULT Fare 0.00 USD,
0.00 USD, US 911 Security fee
0.00 USD, US FET
0.00 USD, US Passenger Facility Charge
0.00 USD, US Segment Tax
--------------
Total Fare 0.00 USD
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Last edited by Dieuwer; May 1, 2008 at 7:46 pm
May 1, 2008, 7:43 pm
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Flight Itinerary
Date Flight Time Seat Type Approx. Miles
10/01/2008 NK343 Tampa (TPA) to Fort Lauderdale/Miami Area (FLL) 10:50 AM-11:55 AM Deluxe Leather 196
10/03/2008 NK348 Fort Lauderdale/Miami Area (FLL) to Tampa (TPA) 6:25 PM-7:30 PM Deluxe Leather 196
Number of Passengers: 1
Airfare+: $0.00
Taxes and Fees: $0.00 (what's this?)
Travel Insurance++: $0.00 (Tell me more)
Total: $0.00
Total Due: $0.00
May 1, 2008, 7:43 pm
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Haha - Boxo, I get this reference. Not sure if many around here do. Sarah Kirschbaum posted that she called AZ to ask about the $39 C-class YYZ-LCA deal. The entire thread audience turned against her, and she was never heard from again. The fare was gone shortly thereafter, as well... 
Sarah Kirschbaum strikes again.
May 1, 2008, 7:46 pm
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May 1, 2008, 7:47 pm
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May 1, 2008, 7:49 pm
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Sure, it's funny. I know I'd be scratching my head if I saw those names on the flight manifest and had to call them on the PA. But its also reason for Spirit to deny EVERYONE's tickets due to "abuse". That is clear abuse of the fare.
May 1, 2008, 7:49 pm
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FLL-TPA is $0 because taxes on fare of $0 = $0.
May 1, 2008, 7:56 pm
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If that were the case, that its a percentage, then the taxes would be proportional to the fare. I booked a ticket on Spirit during their 18 cent fares on Monday/Tuesday. I paid $0.36 round-trip, and my taxes were around $21.00
Fares do not include (a) a segment tax of $3.40 per U.S. domestic flight segment (a flight segment is defined as one takeoff and landing) of a passenger's itinerary; (b) up to $18 per round trip in local airport charges; or (c) a September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement originating at a U.S. airport.
May 1, 2008, 8:00 pm
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An example...
Here's an example before you post a rebuttal:
05/15/2008 NK607 Fort Lauderdale/Miami Area (FLL) to Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) 2:42 PM-3:44 PM Deluxe Leather 183
05/15/2008 NK486 Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) to Fort Lauderdale/Miami Area (FLL) 4:35 PM-5:35 PM Deluxe Leather 183
Number of Passengers: 1
Airfare+: $0.00
Taxes and Fees: $49.00 (what's this?)
Total: $49.00
Total Due: $49.00
The coupon fare is $0 each way (you can check) but yet it still shows the international taxes.
There's a glitch that isn't adding taxes into the intra-Florida destinations.
Therefore your logic:
is incorrect.
05/15/2008 NK607 Fort Lauderdale/Miami Area (FLL) to Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) 2:42 PM-3:44 PM Deluxe Leather 183
05/15/2008 NK486 Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) to Fort Lauderdale/Miami Area (FLL) 4:35 PM-5:35 PM Deluxe Leather 183
Number of Passengers: 1
Airfare+: $0.00
Taxes and Fees: $49.00 (what's this?)
Total: $49.00
Total Due: $49.00
The coupon fare is $0 each way (you can check) but yet it still shows the international taxes.
There's a glitch that isn't adding taxes into the intra-Florida destinations.
Therefore your logic:
FLL-TPA is $0 because taxes on fare of $0 = $0.
May 1, 2008, 8:32 pm
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I'd do it, but I have absoluely no need for any itin remotely like this, and I'm concerned that NK would come back after the fact and charge my cc for the taxes.
06/04/2008 NK264 Fort Lauderdale/Miami Area (FLL) to Tampa (TPA) 7:55 PM-9:00 PM Deluxe Leather 196
06/05/2008 NK343 Tampa (TPA) to Fort Lauderdale/Miami Area (FLL) 10:50 AM-11:55 AM Deluxe Leather 196
Number of Passengers: 1
Airfare+: $0.00
Taxes and Fees: $0.00 (what's this?)
Travel Insurance++: $0.00 (Tell me more)
Total: $0.00
06/05/2008 NK343 Tampa (TPA) to Fort Lauderdale/Miami Area (FLL) 10:50 AM-11:55 AM Deluxe Leather 196
Number of Passengers: 1
Airfare+: $0.00
Taxes and Fees: $0.00 (what's this?)
Travel Insurance++: $0.00 (Tell me more)
Total: $0.00
May 1, 2008, 8:46 pm
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Here's an example before you post a rebuttal:
05/15/2008 NK607 Fort Lauderdale/Miami Area (FLL) to Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) 2:42 PM-3:44 PM Deluxe Leather 183
05/15/2008 NK486 Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) to Fort Lauderdale/Miami Area (FLL) 4:35 PM-5:35 PM Deluxe Leather 183
Number of Passengers: 1
Airfare+: $0.00
Taxes and Fees: $49.00 (what's this?)
Total: $49.00
Total Due: $49.00
The coupon fare is $0 each way (you can check) but yet it still shows the international taxes.
There's a glitch that isn't adding taxes into the intra-Florida destinations.
Therefore your logic:
is incorrect.
05/15/2008 NK607 Fort Lauderdale/Miami Area (FLL) to Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) 2:42 PM-3:44 PM Deluxe Leather 183
05/15/2008 NK486 Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) to Fort Lauderdale/Miami Area (FLL) 4:35 PM-5:35 PM Deluxe Leather 183
Number of Passengers: 1
Airfare+: $0.00
Taxes and Fees: $49.00 (what's this?)
Total: $49.00
Total Due: $49.00
The coupon fare is $0 each way (you can check) but yet it still shows the international taxes.
There's a glitch that isn't adding taxes into the intra-Florida destinations.
Therefore your logic:
is incorrect.
So what is this glitch then? Did NK write software that says: "WHEN intra florida AND fare = 0, THEN tax = 0"? Kinda weird...
May 1, 2008, 9:00 pm
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They don't write code like the "If, then=". Tax information is usually (from what I've seen) pre-entered into the corresponding fare information (fare construction).
I think someone just forgot to add it in for these fares, or they were deleted accidentally. It's also possible that ALL USA-based taxes of these types with the coupon code aren't being computed - the $49 taxes in the Bahamas example, I can tell you for certain, are Nassau airport and Bahamas departure taxes. They're also a very even $49.