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Well, it's right. By cramming in passengers and giving them an incentive not to bring their baggages, as well as having a young fleet of fuel-efficient places Spirit is plenty green -- both in dollars and in eco terms.
Flying fewer bags is helping to save the earth, that's at least according to Spirit Airlines, which recently crowned itself the greenest major U.S. airline.
The self-ranking is based on its on-going measures to reduce fuel consumption and become more eco-conscious, the Miramar-based low-cost carrier said Wednesday, in a statement.
Among them, its "Bring Less, Pay Less" baggage policy, which allows passengers one free small personal item onboard, but also charges up to $45 for bags stored in overhead bins.
That policy has led to fewer bags on its planes, which in turn has resulted in fuel savings of nearly 6 million gallons in the past year.
"That's not only a major cost savings that we can pass along to our cu
