Is there an optimal time to check in to a Spirit flight?
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I have noticed the exact same thing on Spirit Airlines. I used to check in the day before travel, but the last several times I got a rear middle seat, sometimes with nobody in the aisle or window seat next to me. I think they try to leave the preferable seats open as long as possible in hopes that somebody will pay for them. I now let other people check in and fill up those middle seats and then just check in at the airport.
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They seem to follow the same approach as Ryan @#@# air: when you check in online, they will try to put you in a middle seat as long as they have one - in hope that you wouldn't like this and pay for another seat. This means the last minute check-in (an hour or so before the deadline) will give you the best chance to get an aisle/window or even emergency row seat.
One approach you can try to see the current seat allocation is to try to book a new ticket for the same flight - you would then see the seat map. Of course this only works if the flight isn't full.
But general rules remains the same:
- If the airline allows seat assignment upon checkin for free (or a token fee) - check in as early as possible. Set a phone alarm for that;
- If the airline only allows paid seat assignment:
- Check if it is random/ongoing (you try to check in, abort it, try to check in again in 30 minutes - do you get the same seat?
- If no, just keep doing that until you get an ok seat.
- If yes, this means you're assigned a seat on your first check-in attempt even if you didn't complete it. Check in as late as possible then.
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