Anyone fly spirit and NOT pay for seats

[kyomagi]

Long story short. Going to Dis for 2 days. Not taking any suitcases with us, just free carry on bags. Tickets were $100 a pop, no bad.

But i was wondering if i can get away with not paying for a seat on the flight. Its just myself and my wife. I heard if you check in at the 24h mark your chances of sitting next to your partner are high. anyone comment on this?

 

[NJFireman22]

Yes, you can do that, but it isn't guaranteed, you can always ask at the gate when the podium opens to see if there are seats together.

 

[kyomagi]

well i plan on checking in 24 hours before hand online. it looks like the plane has a lot of seats together. i dont see why not

 

[Lewisc]

A lot of passengers, probably vast majority, want to sit next to a traveling companion. A lot of passengers, probably most, don't want to pay for assigned seats. A lot of passengers check in at T24. Many passengers will be able to sit next to their companion. Some passengers won't. Saving the few dollars makes a lot of sense as long as you're willing to accept the possibility of being split up and not complain.

 

[DreaminJan]

We have flown on Spirit several times. We usually check-in around the 24H and the two of us have always gotten seats together. Once we had to check in at the airport 2 hours before the flight and still had seats together. BUT be careful with the carry-on bags. Make sure they can fit under the seat in front of you. I've seem them charge people up to $100 for having to check there bag because of the size. Read their bag rules carefully. They do charge for a carryon that goes in the overhead too.