Having said that, if you do not purchase seats in advance it is *possible* that your family will not be able to sit together. I’ve been told by a Spirit Agent that if a family doesn’t purchase seats that they’ll be seated together nonetheless. It’s also possible that when you arrive at the airport the agent won’t have any seats to *assign* and you’ll have to wait until you arrive at the gate to receive your seat assignment. If you don’t select seats prior to arriving at the airport then Spirit Airlines will likely assign you seats. If you do not pre-book seats then you can go onto the app 24 hours before your flight and select seats for free. ![]() The way to avoid the Spirit Airlines seat pre-booking fee is to not pre-book seats □ When you are booking tickets the system will ask you if you’d like to purchase pre-selected seats. Pre-booking seats: Booking seats-at anytime prior to departure- will cost you between $1-$150, per person, per flight. TWTL Tip: You’ll want to check the hours of operations for your local Spirit Airlines airport location, as you don’t want to show up when they are closed. However, when you get home you can double check your reservation with your confirmation number, and update any information online. When you purchase Spirit Airline tickets at the airport, all they give you is a receipt-like a grocery store receipt. However, when we did it there was no line, and the whole thing took about 10 minutes. You’ll be waiting in the same line as the check-in people, so depending on the time of day it may take a while. We swung in, I ran into the airport- and purchased tickets for our upcoming trip to Phoenix, Arizona. ![]() The time we did this we happened to be driving to Wisconsin and drove by O’hare airport in Chicago. The trick is finding the time to ‘swing’ by the airport. I have personally done this, and it’s legit. If you purchase your tickets at a Spirit Airlines’ airport location, then this fee is not assessed. If you have a layover in your itinerary the fee *could* be as high as $459.8. And you most likely don’t even know you are paying this fee. Purchasing your tickets online will cost you $229.9, for a non-stop round trip flight. The way to avoid the “Passenger Usage Fee” is to purchase your tickets at the airport. The first fee you’ll pay is the Passenger Usage Fee. Passenger Usage Fee: This is a $22.99 fee assessed by Spirit Airlines, per person-per leg of your trip. How to Avoid Common Spirit Airline Fees 1. ![]()
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