Connecting guests must claim all baggage regardless of final destination upon arrival in the U.S. After clearing Customs, guests with connecting flights are required to re-check all checked bags with a Spirit Airlines Guest Service Agent.
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It depends on how your ticket was booked. If your flights were booked under one ticket, your bags will be checked through to your final destination. If your flights were booked under separate tickets, you will need to collect your bags and recheck them before your connecting flight.
International Flights Connecting in the USANo matter what airline you're flying, if you have a connecting flight that arrives in the United States from an international destination, you'll need to pick up your bags and recheck them on your next flight.
Spirit Airlines Checked BaggageSpirit Airlines passengers are not entitled to any free checked baggage allowance. Again, this is so that the airline can keep their ticket prices low for everyone.
In most cases, you'll receive your boarding pass for your connecting flight already when you check in for your first flight. This means you don't have to check in again for your next flight. If you haven't received it, you can go to the transfer desk or kiosk of the airline you're flying with to collect it.
Checked bags: Maximum of 62 linear inches (length + width + height; 158 cm) including handles and wheels and maximum of 40 pounds in weight (18.1 kg). Any bag that exceeds these dimensions or weight limit is considered oversized/overweight and has a corresponding charge.
Spirit Airlines (NK) will charge the following for bags that are greater than the standard 50 pounds or 23 kilograms: 41 to 50 pounds or 18 to 23 kilograms: $30.00 USD extra per bag. 51 to 70 pounds or 23 to 32 kilograms: $55.00 USD extra per bag. 71 to 100 pounds or 32 to 45 kilograms: $100.00 USD extra per bag.
If you don't pay for a carry-on bag, your boarding pass will show you're not allowed to bring one onboard. Trust us: Don't try to sneak one on. Personal items like purses or backpacks are different – they don't count as your Spirit Airlines carry-on.
Here's what you're expected to encounter: If you checked a bag, you'll have to collect it from baggage claim from the international flight. You'll need to clear customs and immigration. Next, you'll recheck your luggage for the domestic flight.
You must go through customs no matter what, even if you have no bags at all. Customs may inspect any bags you have, and they will not care whether you checked them or not. Customs should screen anything that you bring in the country, be it yours, or the country you visit.
The recommended layover time for domestic flights is normally one hour. However, as previously stated, you may require longer if your flights are booked with two different airlines, if you are traveling to a very busy airport or if you require special assistance.