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How to Fly Standby on Spirit Airlines

How to Fly Standby on Spirit Airlines

Tips for managing same day ticket changes & flying standby on Spirit Airlines

Home » Airline & Tips » How to Fly Standby on Spirit Airlines
Author: Alyssa Chua Last Updated: July 5, 2022
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  • Flying Standby with Spirit Airlines+−
    • Flying Standby Due to Overbooked Flight
  • Standby Rules for Missed Flights+−
    • Missed Flight Due to Delay
    • Missed Flight Due to Other Reasons
    • Refunds for Missed Flights
  • Standby Rules for Employees, Friends, and Family Members
  • How Does the Standby List Work?+−
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Spirit Airlines is one of the low-cost airlines that helps you save a lot on airfare while allowing you to live out your adventures. What happens, however, if you miss your flight or want to take an early flight? Does Spirit Airlines allow you to fly standby?

Flying Standby with Spirit Airlines

If you want to travel on an earlier flight on the same day as your scheduled flight, you have to pay $99 per person.

Only Spirit Airlines’ two tiers of elite status—Silver and Gold—may fly same-day standby free of charge.

Flying Standby Due to Overbooked Flight

Most airlines oversell tickets to make up for all the no-shows. What happens when an airline sells too many tickets and all those passengers show up?

In the case of Spirit Airlines, if your original flight is full, and you agree to the arrangement, they will put you on standby for an earlier flight at no cost.

Standby Rules for Missed Flights

Missed Flight Due to Delay

If you are on a connecting flight and you miss your connecting flight because of a delayed first flight, Spirit Airlines has a policy to put you on the next available flight. You will standby for free until you can board the plane and proceed with your trip.

Missed Flight Due to Other Reasons

If you miss your flight with Spirit Airlines for any reason, you need to let them know. Spirit Airlines is known for listening to its passengers and paying attention to their needs.

In most cases, they will put you on the standby list for the next available flight. However, you need to reach the airport within two hours of the departure time of your original flight. As soon as you can, contact Spirit’s customer service to ask what you can do and how you can proceed.

If you do not inform the customer service ahead of time, your original ticket may be classified as a “no show” which means you can’t even fly standby on the next available flight. The good news is you may be able to re-book your ticket to board the next flight. Be prepared, however, to pay the missed flight fee of $200 and the difference in ticket cost.

Refunds for Missed Flights

If you are no longer going to take the flight and you can provide a specific explanation and acceptable reason, you may be able to get a refund. When you get the refund form, be sure to fill it out and send it to Spirit so you can get a refund as quickly as possible.

If you miss your flight, do not appear within the specified time, and are unable to inform Spirit ahead of time, you may not be able to refund your booking amount.

Standby Rules for Employees, Friends, and Family Members

Spirit Airlines grants their employees non-revenue and discounter travel privileges. This free-travel benefit extends to qualified parents and dependents, such as a spouse or significant other and children under the age of 23. Employees also get Buddy Passes that they can hand out to other family members and friends.

These travel privileges (including the Buddy Pass) allow employees, their family, and friends to fly any flight with Spirit Airlines for free. In case there are international taxes, the employee or non-revenue traveler must pay them. All non-revenue ticket holders can only fly standby, meaning there is no guarantee that you can get on board the flight you want. You may have to standby for more than one flight, especially during peak season.

How Does the Standby List Work?

While most airlines have standby lists you can sign up for, Spirit requires you to pay a seat for a standby flight in advance to lock it in as yours.

If several people are waiting to fly standby, Spirit Airlines clears paying passengers first. Next come the company executives, followed by Spirit employees on non-official business and Buddy Pass holders.

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