Spirit Airlines has put forward clear and transparent Spirit Airlines cancellation and refund policy as they have set forth their other business policies thus abolishing all the possibilities of future discrepancies that could make its customers suffer. Spirit Airlines flight cancellation and refund policy variable depends upon the fare rules and types of tickets one has previously booked. Voluntary cancellation, on the part of the traveller, of Spirit Airlines may attract penalties to be deducted from the original fare, whereas, involuntary cancellation on the airlines part gives multiple choices to the passengers. As a ticket-provider of Spirit Airlines, FirstFly Travel always go by Spirit Airlines cancellation policy followed by the Spirit Airlines Refund policy issued by the Airline itself.
A Quick Guide Of Spirit Airlines Cancellation And Refund Policy
- If you plan to cancel the ticket at the last minute, then you will have to bear some cancellation charges. It can vary from $40 to $80. Hence, it depends on your ticket type and which destination you are covering.
- When you have cancelled the ticket within 24 hours of booking, and there should be at least 7 days to depart, you can get the full refund, and there will not be any cancellation charges.
- Airlines can cancel your flight without any earlier notification, you can ask for the accommodation fee. You can ask for compensation when you are at the airport, and you can even ask for the cost of travelling to the airport.
- For any involuntary cancellation, airlines are not allowed to charge any fee or deduct a single penny from the refund amount.
- Payment mode plays an imperative role here; you can get a refund fast if you cancel the ticket booked online. In the case of offline payment, you may have to wait for a specific or extra few days.
Steps to Cancel Your Spirit Airlines Flight Booking:
- Open the web browser and visit the official website of the spirit airlines www.spiritairlines.com and after that go to the “managed booking” option placed at the top of the website.
- After the booking section opens, you need to type the passenger's credentials like, last name and booking confirmation number.
- To begin with the cancellation, you need to select the cancel flight option available on the menu of the booking page.
- You will head towards the cancellation page, and you need to enter or choose the reason for the flight cancellation.
- You need to review the cancellation journey and click on the confirm cancellation button. With this, you will receive a cancellation confirmation number with cancellation number at your registered email id or your phone number.
Spirit Airlines Flight Delay and Cancellation Compensation Policy:
As per the spirit airlines flight delay and compensation policy, you can get compensated if:
- Your flight reservation was confirmed.
- You arrived at your final destination more than 3 hours late.
- If you got an alternative flight and arrived at your final destination significantly later than the original flight was planned.
- You were informed about the flight cancellation less than 14 days before departure.
- You departed from the EU or arrived at an EU airport (when the airline is an EU-based carrier).
- Your check-in for the flight was on time (usually not less than 45 minutes before the flight).
Under EU Regulation (EC) No 261/2004, you can get compensation for the flight delay if your arrival time was more than 3 hours late. The compensation amount depends on the flight distance and the length of the delay and they are as follows:
- For all flights covering a distance of up to 1,500 kilometres, you will receive up to £250
- For all flights covering a distance between 1,500 kilometres and 3,500 kilometres, you will receive up to £400
- For flights covering a distance greater than 3,500 kilometres, you are entitled to up to £400
Spirit Airlines Hold Policy:
According to Spirit Airlines Hold Policy, tickets purchased 7 days (168 hours) or more before the scheduled departure date are eligible for free changes and cancellations within 24 hours of the flight purchase date. Spirit holds the ticket for 24 hours and then it charges you once the given 24 hours are up.