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.
So, when I was booking a flight for my best friend's bachelorette party in South Carolina, I was ecstatic to find a flight for less than $200. Except it was on Spirit Airlines. In case you didn't know, Spirit's fares are cheap because they charge you for everything. A carry-on costs $26 â each way! But I had a plan. I was going to get to South Carolina with enough outfits for the weekend without paying an extra cent.