{"id":5321,"date":"2010-04-07T09:10:33","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T14:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=5321"},"modified":"2016-12-16T18:44:09","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T00:44:09","slug":"spirit-airlines-to-charge-fee-for-carry-on-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/spirit-airlines-to-charge-fee-for-carry-on-bags\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirit Airlines to charge fee for carry-on bags"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready for the latest news on baggage\u00a0fees from Spirit Airlines. The airline says it\u2019s going to begin charging between <strong>$20 and $45<\/strong> <strong>per carry-on for travel beginning August 1, 2010<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This applies to passengers who\u00a0<strong>booked tickets after April 5, 2010<\/strong>. Those who booked before April 5 won\u2019t have to pay the new carry-on fees.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers still get <strong>one free personal item<\/strong>, such as a\u00a0purse, briefcase, backpack or diaper bag.<\/p>\n<p>Travelers who join\u00a0Spirit\u2019s \u201c$9 Fare Club\u201d\u00a0are eligible for\u00a0reduced fees\u00a0on carry-on and checked bags.<\/p>\n<p>For more details, check our <a title=\"Baggage fees\" href=\"http:\/\/faq.orbitz.com\/app\/answers\/detail\/a_id\/13002\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cbaggage fee\u201d FAQ<\/a>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.newscred.com\/px.gif?key=YXJ0aWNsZT1mNzI0NjZjODJmNzU4ZDA4MjdhNmUzYzBjZTE3M2FmYg==\" alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" class=\"nc_pixel\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready for the latest news on baggage fees from Spirit Airlines. 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