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Anecdotally, I have never had an issue flying spirit and have done so on many occasions. They have a couple cheap direct flights from KC - Detroit/Chicago (fami

by tjr225 9y ago

Anecdotally, I have never had an issue flying spirit and have done so on many occasions. They have a couple cheap direct flights from KC - Detroit/Chicago (family is right in between) and seasonally Portland - Detroit that are mega cheap

reaperducer 9y ago
I had a Spirit flight to Charlotte that never took off. I ended up having to cancel my trip entirely. And the interwebs are full of Spirit horror stories. Also, conventional wisdom is to not fly Spirit if you're of average height or above.
- tjr225 9y ago
  I'm 6'1" and I've been uncomfortable on every flight I've ever been on as an adult that was coach...not really special to Spirit.
  - Retric 9y ago
    I'm 6'2" and have never had a problem flying coach. It's mostly a question of leg length which can very quite a bit.
    - tyingq 9y ago
      Have you flown Spirit? I know tall people that literally do not fit. Their knees are either in the aisle or in their seat neighbor's space. Their seat pitch is truly awful.
  - dpeck 9y ago
    6'3" here and trust me Spirit is different than others. Knee to lower back/butt length didn't allow me to fully sit into the seat without wedging myself into it. It was not a pleasant experience but I was just a couple years out of college and heading to Miami for a football game so for $75 I dealt with it, but I've never flown on them again and were very happy that we had gotten a rental car to share driving back to Atlanta.
    - dpeck 9y ago
      That said, they provide a great value and I have an aunt that used them extensively to be with me grandparents while their health was failing, so apart from being a terrible experience for tall people I’ve very glad they exist.
- throwaway7686 9y ago
  This made me look up flight maps. I have always hoped Spirit would start flying out of Charlotte. They have never operated here and still do not. Your experience may have been with Allegiant or Frontier (or flying to another city).

by tjr225 9y ago

reaperducer 9y ago

I had a Spirit flight to Charlotte that never took off. I ended up having to cancel my trip entirely. And the interwebs are full of Spirit horror stories. Also, conventional wisdom is to not fly Spirit if you're of average height or above.

tjr225 9y ago
I'm 6'1" and I've been uncomfortable on every flight I've ever been on as an adult that was coach...not really special to Spirit.
- Retric 9y ago
  I'm 6'2" and have never had a problem flying coach. It's mostly a question of leg length which can very quite a bit.
  - tyingq 9y ago
    Have you flown Spirit? I know tall people that literally do not fit. Their knees are either in the aisle or in their seat neighbor's space. Their seat pitch is truly awful.
- dpeck 9y ago
  6'3" here and trust me Spirit is different than others. Knee to lower back/butt length didn't allow me to fully sit into the seat without wedging myself into it. It was not a pleasant experience but I was just a couple years out of college and heading to Miami for a football game so for $75 I dealt with it, but I've never flown on them again and were very happy that we had gotten a rental car to share driving back to Atlanta.
  - dpeck 9y ago
    That said, they provide a great value and I have an aunt that used them extensively to be with me grandparents while their health was failing, so apart from being a terrible experience for tall people I’ve very glad they exist.
throwaway7686 9y ago
This made me look up flight maps. I have always hoped Spirit would start flying out of Charlotte. They have never operated here and still do not. Your experience may have been with Allegiant or Frontier (or flying to another city).