Who gets free bags on Spirit?

Free Spirit Gold Status Free Spirit is Spirit Airlines' loyalty program and Gold members get a free carry-on and checked bag on every flight. This policy does not extend to travel companions. To earn Free Spirit Gold Status, you'll need to earn 5,000 Free Spirit Status Qualifying Points (SQPs).



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Can you bring a backpack on Spirit for free? Spirit allows you to bring one personal item that fits under the seat in front of you, meaning that it cannot exceed 18” x 14” x 8”. You can bring a small backpack for free as long as it is not larger than that. Larger backpacks or other carry-on bags cost extra.

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A backpack can be your carry on if it meets your airline's carry on size limits. A personal item is a smaller, secondary bag, which you'll stow under the seat in front of you. Read Carry Ons vs. Personal Items for more on the differences between the two.

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In general, your personal item should be smaller than your carry-on and under the specific airline's carry-on dimensions, allowing it to fit under the seat in front of you. In most cases, backpacks are considered personal items as long as they fit under the seat in front of you.

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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.

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It's usually rare for airlines to investigate the size of your personal item. However, with Spirit asking passengers to pay for full-sized carry-on luggage, they are more likely to be strict with your personal item at the gate.

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Usually, many airlines won't check every carry-on but will instead go for ones that look oversized. If your luggage does not fit in the sizer, you might have to pay a checked bag fee along with the gate checking fee and have your bag transferred to the airplane's cargo.

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And remember: Those are one-way charges. You'll have to double it for a roundtrip flight. For years, there was an easy way to save on these carry-on fees: the Spirit Saver$ Club, the airline's $70-a-year membership program that saved travelers $7 (or more) on bag fees among other perks.

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Checking a bag? Visit a Spirit kiosk at the airport to print your own bag tags and tag your own bags. Make a quick stop at Bag Drop, where you present your ID & your boarding pass (paper or mobile). Then you're on your way to the boarding gate.

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Do you have to pay for seats on Spirit? Spirit will assign a random seat to you during the check-in process. However, if you'd like to choose your own seat or select one at booking, you will need to pay for it. The proximity to the front of the plane also affects the cost of the seat.

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In some sense, Spirit's bad reputation is not without merit. The airline is rightly criticized for its misleading fee system, which shows you a low price — called a “bare fare” — but has a substantial catch: The price you see frequently includes only a small personal item and the flight ticket.

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