CheapOair Adds More Fees to Spirit Airlines' Bag Fees
Skift Take
CheapOair has created a niche as a go-to place for airlines such as US Airways, American and now Spirit to accelerate the distribution of their ancillary services, but in the Spirit case, at least, travelers aren't getting a bargain when compared with booking on Spirit.com.
CheapOair became the first online travel agency to enable its customers to pay for checked bags and carryon bags up-front when they book Spirit Airlines flights, but CheapOair adds its own fees on top of fee-happy Spirit's bag fees.
CheapOair is currently tacking on a $5 "enhanced baggage service fee" to the other bag-fee charges.
[Update: After reading this article, and perhaps for other reasons, a CheapOair official now says it will waive this fee, although not necessarily permanently.]
CheapOair, one of the largest U.S.-based online travel agencies, correctly points out that travelers paying for checked bags and carryon bags when
