Are you willing to pay extra to check that second piece of luggage? Are you willing to pay more for that ticket? Spirit Airlines announced that they will start charging people who are checking a second piece of luggage in order to keep ticket prices down.
Starting Saturday, Spirit Airlines will penalize travelers checking a second suitcase by charging a $10 fee for the second bag and a $100 fee for the third bag. The airline use to be the most relaxed on checked luggage and now they are becoming one of the most strict.
Customers are mixed on this news:
"It is a price increase on passengers -- even on people who already have tickets," Larry Rockiind of West Bloomfield, Mich.
"The planes are good and the stewardesses are funny," Rockiind said. "But these changes tick me off."
But Spirit spokeswoman Rebecca Rivera said the new policy 'is a great way to keep our fares low,' and that's why the airline decided to do it.
It's a bold move for an airline that seems to be more of a leisure airline than a business based airline. With a majority of their destinations to warm holiday destinations, it may upset tourist who seem to think they need to take everything, including the kitchen sink on their vacations.
However, as the spokeswoman said, they did it to keep fares low. And if there's one thing in the industry that airlines need to understand, it's that passengers like to get where they want to go, safe, fast, on-time, and cheap.
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