After months of bankruptcy rumors growing increasingly louder, Spirit Airlines (SAVE) has been on a relative roll lately.
The airline’s shares soared by as much as 73% after it managed to restructure its debt load in a way that would extend its payment deadlines until the end of December and give it the $1 billion in liquidity that will allow it to stay operational until at least the end of the year.
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Looking ahead to the start of 2025, Spirit Airlines currently has its “Create Your Own Fall Break” sale that offers discounted rates on travel between Oct. 28 and Jan. 21, 2025.
Spirit’s latest sale offers low fares (but you have to act fast)
The lowest fares start at $45 each way and can be found on flights between nearby cities such as Houston and Dallas, San Diego and San Jose, and Las Vegas and Sacramento but also on longer routes such as Philadelphia and Atlanta, Houston and Tampa, and New York’s Rochester and Florida’s Fort Lauderdale.
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For under $60, flights can also be scored between Las Vegas and New Orleans, Dallas and Orlando, and Boston and Miami.
The sale, which one can take advantage of simply by typing in one’s dates and destinations on the Spirit website as usual, lasts until 11:59 p.m. EST of Oct. 22. Block-out dates include the entire holiday period of Dec. 16 to Jan. 1, the days around Thanksgiving and Nov. 29 to Dec. 1.
The advertised base fares will also depend on popularity and may not be available for every flight; the sale automatically excludes Friday and Sunday travel.
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Spirit asks travelers to ‘ditch the same ole, same ole’
“Fall break is a terrible thing to waste,” the airline writes of the sale. “Grab a great fare, ditch the same ole, same ole, and make some lasting memories.”
The low fares are also exclusively for Spirit’s base “Go” fare, which does not include any baggage or seat selection. A full list of cities and route fares is available here.
In July, the airline announced that it was getting rid of its longstanding model of having a base fare and charging for extras with one of four classes. “Go” is closest to that initial model (passengers are not able to make changes to the schedule and will have to pay extra for any baggage) while “Go Big” is meant to mirror business class on a mainstream airline — this fare includes a carry-on item and checked bag, priority check-in and boarding and a large armchair-style chair at the front of the plane.
Depending on when the fare is purchased, the difference can be one of around $60 between the lowest fare and the highest one so some travelers automatically go with the most expensive to avoid tacking on extra charges for bags later.
The latest fare-slasher sale is similar to ones low-cost airlines run several times a year and in advance of the holidays especially to reach those who are able to commit to their travel early. Competitor Southwest Airlines (LUV) ran a similar sale a few weeks ago.
