What is Spirit Air thinking? Carry-on fees.....

Spirit has just added up to $45 fee for your carry-on bags. Yes, you heard right the discount carrier will now charge you for your carry-on bags. Guess, they weren't getting enough from us for our check in bags! Effective immediately for travel on or after August 1. I should not have said anything about baggage in yesterdays post.

• Personal item: Free (umbrella's, pocketbooks, laptop cases)
• Carry-on bag, paid online; $9 fare club members: $20
• Carry-on bag, paid online, on the phone, or at check-in; non-$9 fare club members: $30
• Paid at the gate: $45

Items such as umbrellas, strollers, and car seats are also free.
Spirit is concurrently lowering its checked bag fees for $9 Fare Club member

First bag: Old fees $19 online/$25 airport; new fee: $15 domestic, $20 international, $45 checked at gate (domestic or international)  

Second bag: Old fee: $25 online or airport; new fee: $15 domestic, $20 international  

Third through fifth bag: Old fee: $100; new fee: $75 domestic, $80 international

For non-members, some checked bag fees have actually gone up:

• First bag: Old fees $19 online/$25 airport; new fee: $25 domestic, $30 international, $45 checked at gate (domestic or international)
• Second bag: Old fee: $25 online or airport; new fee: $30 domestic or international
• Third through fifth bag: Old fee: $100; new fee: $85 domestic, $90 international

Bottom line: You will pay for bags on Spirit no matter what. This is obviously not a development many travelers will be happy to see, but hopefully the concept of carry-on fees stays relegated to the realm of the ultra-low-cost carrier.
My question now is, why on earth would anyone fly Spirit?

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