Will an Infant carrier fit in a Spirit Airlines seat

[airplane]

Has anyone brought their infant carrier on a spirit airplane lately? I know the dimensions but infant carriers have that funky shape and it doesn't look like mine will fit. I already purchased the seat and the big front seats were not available on my flights.

 

[DebbieB]

Has anyone brought their infant carrier on a spirit airplane lately? I know the dimensions but infant carriers have that funky shape and it doesn't look like mine will fit. I already purchased the seat and the big front seats were not available on my flights.

Does it have an airline approved sticker on it?

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

The airline will not allow you to use it unless you have the airline approved sticker so double check it.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

The issue is the size of the seat, not if it is FAA approved.

OP, measure the width of the seat. Spirit seats are 17.75 inches wide. If the width of your car seat is less than that, it will fit.

 

[DebbieB]

The issue is the size of the seat, not if it is FAA approved.

OP, measure the width of the seat. Spirit seats are 17.75 inches wide. If the width of your car seat is less than that, it will fit.

If it isn't approved, the size is a moot point.

 

[airplane]

Yes it is aircraft approved. My seat is 15 inches and the handles 17 inches. I have a half an inch to spare that's why I was curious if anyone had any personal experience. I brought the carrier to the airport when I bought my ticket but they would not bring it on the plane to see if it fit.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

If it isn't approved, the size is a moot point.

I don't know of any car seats sold in the US in recent years which are not FAA approved.

OP, sounds like the seat should fit.

 

[NotUrsula]

The seat must be installed in the window position, so you will almost surely have to keep the armrest raised between you and the carseat, because the bulkhead armrest doesn't lift. (Armrests may remain raised in flight if they are firmly wedged in that position by a carseat or a larger person's back, carseats and "passengers of size" are pretty much the only exceptions to the rule that they need to be down for takeoff and landing.) It will fit, don't worry. However, you may have to argue about placing it rear-facing -- that will block all seat recline, and sometimes the FA's will take the other passengers' side, even though the law says that rear-facing is OK on a plane.

 

[airplane]

The seat must be installed in the window position, so you will almost surely have to keep the armrest raised between you and the carseat, because the bulkhead armrest doesn't lift. (Armrests may remain raised in flight if they are firmly wedged in that position by a carseat or a larger person's back, carseats and "passengers of size" are pretty much the only exceptions to the rule that they need to be down for takeoff and landing.) It will fit, don't worry. However, you may have to argue about placing it rear-facing -- that will block all seat recline, and sometimes the FA's will take the other passengers' side, even though the law says that rear-facing is OK on a plane.

Thanks. My son is in the seat in front of me so I don't have to worry about the seat in front reclining