BRADENTON, Fla. â The sun had not yet set last Friday on a field ringed by palm trees when, on the first play from scrimmage, Shea Patterson rolled to his left and threw a 69-yard touchdown pass for his high school, IMG Academy, a private, for-profit sports boarding school.
Spirit is one of two domestic carriers that charge for carry-on bags. The other is Allegiant Air, which instituted a fee last month. On that carrier, a carry-on costs as much as $35.
Spirit Airlines was the first domestic carrier to charge for carry-on bags, but they're no longer alone. In April, Allegiant Airlines started charging as much as $35 for a carry-on bag. In October, London-based low-cost carrier Wizz also started charging for a carry-on. The cost is about $13 in U.S. currency.