Spirit Airlines Drops Change and Cancellation Fees in New Push for Profitability
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Spirit’s changes come as its biggest competitor, Frontier, also dropped change fees and overhauled its pricing structure.
Spirit Airlines is the latest ultra-low-cost carrier to drop change and cancellation fees.
The carrier appeared to quietly remove most change and cancellation fees from its website during the weekend. Spirit said in a statement that it started implementing a new policy May 17.
Now, Spirit doesn’t charge any change fees for any fare classes, except for group bookings. Before, the airline charged anywhere from $69 to $119 to change or cancel a reservation, depending on the number of days before a departure.
A Spirit spokesperson said the new approach was part of a wider plan to enhance its products and policies.
