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July 11, 2008

YIKES: Spirit Airlines Charging for Middle Seat?

Filed under: Airline Fees, Spirit — Rick Seaney @ 1:31 pm

Actually, this Spirit policy is not really new — but I’ve been too busy writing about the fuel crisis to pay a whole lot of attention to it.

Anyway according to my friends at UpgradeTravelBetter, Spirit now charges for advance seat assignment — and that includes charging for middle seats!

Spirit’s site doesn’t reveal what this costs, but Upgrade says the carrier charges the following (and SmarterTravel says so, too):

  • $15 for a window seat
  • $10 for an aisle seat
  • $5 for a middle seat

Why is a window seat more expensive than an aisle seat? Why pay for a middle seat at all? Well, you don’t have to pay, but you will be taking your chances on seat roulette:

“Within 24 hours and no less than one hour prior to flight departure, customers can check in online and either purchase assigned seats, or allow the system to generate a random seat at no charge.” — Spirit Airlines website

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