Spirit Airlines Adds New Extra-Legroom Seats, Loyalty Perks

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Flights on Spirit Airlines are about to get a little comfier. In an effort to add more premium options to flights, the low-cost carrier is launching a new, larger seat and adding fresh loyalty perks to its Free Spirit program.

Spirit is revamping its “Go Comfy” fare class with all-new extra-legroom seats, which will have four more inches of legroom compared to the current product for a total of 32 inches of seat pitch. Starting in June 2025, the carrier will add seven rows of the new Go Comfy seats to its fleet, for a total of 40 extra-legroom spots per aircraft. Spirit expects to have the majority of its fleet updated with the new seating option by July 2025.

The extra-legroom seats will be available to book beginning May 19 for travel starting July 9. Go Comfy fares also include a carry-on bag, priority boarding, free changes and cancellations, a complimentary snack and non-alcoholic beverage, and reserved overhead bin space.

In addition to the roomier rows, Spirit is “also adding more value and perks for our loyalty members at a time when others are taking away benefits, giving our most loyal Guests even more reasons to choose Spirit,” said Rana Ghosh, the airline’s senior vice president and chief commercial officer.

Among the new loyalty perks are options to redeem Free Spirit points on the carrier’s premium seats, including Go Comfy and Go Big fares, the latter of which includes a free checked bag and Wi-Fi. Frequent fliers with elite status or the airline’s Free Spirit credit card, as well as one guest on their reservation, will also get complimentary upgrades to Spirit’s Big Front Seat—its largest seating option—or Comfy Seat starting in June, depending on availability.

Later this year, the airline plans to launch a new co-branded card—called the Free Spirit Debit Card—which will earn cardholders priority boarding in group two and a 25% rebate on inflight purchases. The carrier also plans to offer two free checked bags to holders of its Free Spirit Travel More Mastercard later in 2025.

The upgrades are part of a larger push by Spirit to offer more premium travel options to passengers since emerging from a bankruptcy period earlier this year. Many low-cost airlines are struggling with the current economic situation in which budget travelers are spending less and demand for premium options is growing substantially.

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