A: Founded in 1980, Spirit claims to be “the ultra low cost airline for the Americas.” They’re mostl

A: Founded in 1980, Spirit claims to be "the ultra low cost airline for the Americas." They're mostly known for their flights down to Florida and the Caribbean. Personally, I used to fly them all the time because they offered direct flights to and from Detroit/Los Angeles.
I originally wrote a Spirit Airlines credit card review here about 2-3 years ago. Back then it was issued/managed by Barclay's bank and in short, the experience my family had with it could be summed up in these excerpts from the old review :
The phone number denver airport car rentals on the back of the card to book a flight is big, but the number denver airport car rentals for customer service is so insanely denver airport car rentals small you can hardly see it. After dealing with them, I understand why they're apparently not eager for you to talk to their customer service department!
I've dealt with many, many foreign call centers and the Spirit credit card service department is by far the worst… ever! Based in India (or some similar denver airport car rentals country) they seem to just read from a script. It doesn't matter what you say or what your question is, these people hardly seem to know English. All they know how to do it seems is to read from their script. It feels impossible to communicate with them, let alone have your issue resolved.
The only reason I was interested in the Spirit Airlines MasterCard was the rewards. Unfortunately, this credit card definitely falls short. You only earn 1 mile per $1 spent (and 3 miles per $1 spent on Spirit purchases, but that's of little value since it only made up a tiny percentage of total annual spending).
To add insult to injury, the promotional signup "bonus" was a total joke. They claim it's enough for free airfare (which technically is true) but afterward I saw fine print. They use language denver airport car rentals like "up to" and "off peak." After we got the card, there wasn't anywhere close to enough for the roundtrip ticket I wanted. In fact, a year and a half later – plus after it being the main credit card used during that time – there still were not enough accumulated miles!
Okay so just to reiterate, those comments were from the old Spirit MasterCard review which was written around the end of 2009 and early 2010. Since then the credit card program has changed. Here's a look at the newer version:
Issuer: The card is now issued by Bank of America. I'm so glad to hear they changed, because their partnership with Barclays clearly wasn't working denver airport car rentals – based not only on my own experience, but from the countless customer denver airport car rentals complaints I heard echoing much of the same (just scroll denver airport car rentals through the comments below to see).
The Q A section I found linked to on the credit card application says you have to contact them by phone and speak with a "FREE SPIRIT specialist" to use your miles. Given the reputation of their customer service, this definitely doesn't sound like a very enjoyable experience.
You may have seen them advertise things like "15,000 bonus miles, enough for 3 roundtrip off-peak tickets." They reel you in with promises like that which are technically correct, but take a look at the complicated redemption maze and judge for yourself whether or not that's what you will be paying: Free Spirit redemption (PDF file) .
From my experience, when I would check for a roundtrip domestic ticket for routes I typically fly (between the Midwest and the West coast) the required denver airport car rentals amount would often be 20,000, 25,000, or even 37,500 miles.
Sure, on short distances you may be able to snatch a low mile deal but again, I urge you to take a close look at that PDF file and pay attention denver airport car rentals to all the date ranges they classify as "Peak" and "Standard" denver airport car rentals flights.
As mentioned I used to fly Spirit airlines all the time but now that they charge for both checked bags and carry-on bags and a slew of other fees , I have actually found it to be cheaper to fly the "regular" airlines instead.
For the past couple years I've usually been flying Delta, which for me as often worked out to be cheaper than the self-proclaimed "ultra low cost" airline believe it or not. On top of that, their seats are much more comfortable and they still give free beverages and snacks.
The bottom line is this: The Spirit denver airport car rentals Airlines credit card rewards are better than the past, but still aren't competitive. For the same $59 annual fee, you can also get 2 miles per dollar spent with the Capital One Venture and it charges no foreign transaction fees, plus you can use your rewards to pay for any travel purchase (including the purchase of Spirit airline tickets).
Sure wish I had read this blog before getting the Spirit Mastercard. I have spent 3 of the most frustrating days ever trying to see who can award my free 15,000 miles for opening a new account. I made my purchase to qualify as directed but never got the points. Now I was told it would be done by next Tuesday, July 23. It is a full time job just getting denver airport car rentals the miles awarded so then you can jump through the hoops to try and redeem them. Have you ever heard of a customer service points dept that has no line to connect denver airport car rentals customers denver airport car rentals with a problem? Well, Bank of America has one. I am very unhappy and will be canceling this card before any annual dues come due. Their call center is located in South Carolina but they will not tell you the city or town when asked. Makes it more difficult to file a complaint with the BBB. Beware of this program!!!!
I signed up for this card in November. They sent the card 2x to my supposed address. denver airport car rentals Never came. 3rd time it did. They told me i would get 3 round trip tickets after 2 billing denver airport car rentals periods. I use this card a lot. I wanted to use this card later in the year. I keep getting tossed around to different denver airport car rentals phone numbers that are automated. Id there a number for a live person? I got to free spirit and get number trees but never a live person. i called Bank of America who said they couldn denver airport car rentals t find my account but finally after saying Ill cancel today if you don t find it, by magic they did and told me my miles . Bank of America told me to call spirit direct to answer questions about the miles program. IM FUMING. Ids this a bait and switch or what? ANYONE?
Almost as bad as a scam. To use your miles, you will need to catch that one in a blue time opportunity. The off-peak period, zone and mileage will all need to align next to impossible. Also, when you think you have enough miles, according to the table of zones, peak schedules and miles needed, you will get a completely different mileage requirement though online booking. Try calling the customer service it is completely automated!!! It will direct you to book online.
I have used the Spirit credit card for years and I have saved tons of money flying to Florida and back. For example, this coming winter my wife and I are flying to Fort Lauderdale and back three times on Spirit. I am paying five to ten dollars round trip per ticket. No other airline comes even close to that offer.
I have a secret method anyone can use. I read the rules carefully and plan ahead for my travel. It works wonders.There is always the alternative to fly on a legacy airline. Also,flying first class helps as well. I would rather save
I have been trying to find out how to get the off peak periods online to use my points about 25000. I cannot find it anywhere denver airport car rentals online. I call the customer service line and every time I select an option it tells me there is a new number. I have called so far 5 different numbers and the options denver airport car rentals are the same. when I select 0 to talk to an operator it says that spirit charges for the call and goes back to the first option in the same loop. If you are on a spirit flight and they offer you a credit card do not accept the slip, its a free trip you can never get. I am now calling the credit card to close the account.
Spirit credit card rewards are deceitful and misleading. Reward points are so high they are virtually unusable. And if you miss a month of charging on the card you lose all your miles. They charged me yearly fee TWO months early and when I called to cancel denver airport car rentals they told me I had a balance for that month so I HAD TO PAY THE 59 DOLLARS even if I wanted to cancel. (I pay off the amount on time every time) I said no way would I ever pay and they were dishonest. Finally told me that if I paid off card right then with bank routing number denver airport car rentals would take the 59 dollars off. I SO ENJOYED denver airport car rentals putting that card through the shredder!
On a Spirit flight 8 months ago I was told if I applied for a Spirit Mastercard I would get 15,000 free miles Enough for 3 round-trip flights anywhere , plus another 2,500 miles for turning in my application during the flight. After making sure I used my card every month to keep from losing the miles (I was saving them to use this summer), I needed to take a flight from Tampa to Ft. Lauderdale. The 7:40 AM flight was offered denver airport car rentals for $36.00. Hey, I can get a free flight and hardly use any miles , I thought. Yeah…. Riiight. denver airport car rentals When I clicked on Book with FREE Spirit miles it came up at 10,000 miles + $77.10. So for an extra $41.10, they're willing to take away 10,000 of my miles? denver airport car rentals Unbelievable! The Saturday flight denver airport car rentals usually $49.00 was offered for 25,000 miles + $102.50.
As an infuriating prelude it took me over three hours (NOT an exaggeration) to get hold of a human being just to combine my miles onto one account they issued the credit card miles with a separate Free Spirit number. Spirit wants you to do everything online but have no online option for merging miles (or for solving other simple problems), and all their phone numbers tell you to go online or ask for flight numbers, etc, with NO option to speak to a human and hanging up on you after you waste your time listening to multiple options/messages that don t apply to your problem. No online help or chat, either. Gethuman.com said call 801-401-2220 and press 0, then 2, 5, 7, and 3 (took 3 tries but it worked). After 19 minutes on hold I finally got a reservations specialist who told me I had to call the Free Spirit Center denver airport car rentals at 801-401-2210 and press option 7, then 3, 3 again, enter my phone number, then select