...not good. Should have listened to Herdman. So I have a 6:30 flight this morning out of Columbus for Puerto Rico for my cruise. The cheapest tickets were all in the $1000 range, so double that with my wife. Except for Spirit Airline. Tickets with baggage checked plus assigned seat for just over $500. That’s a $1000 saving. Book ‘em Dano.
So I show up at the airport at 5:00 this morning for my 6:30 flight. Early, but better safe than sorry. I proceed to the self check in to print my boarding passes and luggage tags and the 50 lb weight limit most airlines run isn’t the standard for Spirit. Nope...there limit is 40 lbs. We’re over on both bags AND they don’t show record of me pre paying for our checked items.
So I ask attendant and he puts us in line for assisted check in. There’s about 15 people in front of me and only two people checking. Then one of them leaves to call security because a man is throwing a fit over something I’m not sure about. An hour later we get to the counter and a very rude person tells us we are close. He waives the baggage check fee (that I already paid for) and charged us $60 per suitcase for being over 40 lbs. So $120.
We have 15 minutes and I get to go through the TSA Precheck line so no problem. Wrong. Random security check. So after I get through that we sprint to the plane and board just in time. Except for the prepaid seating. We didn’t have assigned seats. So we had to sit on different parts of the plane for the first leg to Orlando. (Worked out Orlando to PR and my return)
So anyway, things finally settled down. I arrived safely in San Juan. Great right? Nope. Lost luggage.
So I filled out the reports and made my way to my hotel in old San Juan. I’m sitting in a restaurant eating tacos. I broke my two month self imposed hiatus on alcohol. I just finished my second margarita. Hopefully I get my baggage before I board tomorrow afternoon.
Herdman is right and life is good. And 429...55 Strong.
So I show up at the airport at 5:00 this morning for my 6:30 flight. Early, but better safe than sorry. I proceed to the self check in to print my boarding passes and luggage tags and the 50 lb weight limit most airlines run isn’t the standard for Spirit. Nope...there limit is 40 lbs. We’re over on both bags AND they don’t show record of me pre paying for our checked items.
So I ask attendant and he puts us in line for assisted check in. There’s about 15 people in front of me and only two people checking. Then one of them leaves to call security because a man is throwing a fit over something I’m not sure about. An hour later we get to the counter and a very rude person tells us we are close. He waives the baggage check fee (that I already paid for) and charged us $60 per suitcase for being over 40 lbs. So $120.
We have 15 minutes and I get to go through the TSA Precheck line so no problem. Wrong. Random security check. So after I get through that we sprint to the plane and board just in time. Except for the prepaid seating. We didn’t have assigned seats. So we had to sit on different parts of the plane for the first leg to Orlando. (Worked out Orlando to PR and my return)
So anyway, things finally settled down. I arrived safely in San Juan. Great right? Nope. Lost luggage.
So I filled out the reports and made my way to my hotel in old San Juan. I’m sitting in a restaurant eating tacos. I broke my two month self imposed hiatus on alcohol. I just finished my second margarita. Hopefully I get my baggage before I board tomorrow afternoon.
Herdman is right and life is good. And 429...55 Strong.