Spirit piles on extra fees for checked baggage
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If you listen closely, you may just hear a collective groan from budget travelers around the world, especially now that supposed
ultra low-cost carrier
Spirit has announced it will double its fee for checked luggage.
This follows on the heels of
United's decision
to charge $25 per extra checked bag. However disappointing these extra fees may be, United never claimed to be the budget-minded traveler's choice of transportation.
Spirit made that claim, and just like fellow budget-airline Ryanair, the airline
seems to be backtracking
a bit on that promise. The new charges are of course attributed to the rising cost of fuel, but when is enough going to be enough?
Now, passengers will pay $10 per checked baggage reserved online. If you wait until you get to the airport (which most people do with their luggage), you'll end up paying $20 per bag. With ticket sales that always seemed too good to be true, now we finally know why.