BBB Reliability Report for
Spirit Airlines
   
 
BBB Rating is B
Spirit Airlines B 1
Rating Explanation
Company Rating B
Our opinion of what this rating means:
A high rating. The company would generally have demonstrated good business-consumer relations, and we would expect any consumer complaints not to be of a serious nature and to be satisfactorily handled by the company.

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Company Profile
Spirit Airlines
Address:  
2800 Executive Way
Miramar, FL  33025
Tel: (954) 447-7828
Fax: (787) 253-3360
Web Site:   http://www.spiritair.com
Contact:   Heather Harvey - Manager
Business Start Date:   1/1/1990
Company ID:   21000543
Nature of Business:

This company's nature of business is Airlines

BBB Comments & Analysis

Bureau's Comments and Analysis of Company's Business:

We have no further comment about this company's business practices or analysis of its offer that may assist you in your consideration of this company. 

Licensing

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We know of no licensing or registration requirement for companies engaged in this company's stated type of business.

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Government Actions

Agency: U S Dept. of Transportation (DOT)
Description: On September 17, 2009 the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) assessed a civil penalty against Spirit Airlines for violating DOT consumer regulations. Spirit was assessed a civil penalty of $375,000 for failing to comply with rules governing denied boarding compensation, fare advertising, baggage liability and other consumer protection requirements.
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Accreditation

This company is not accredited by the Better Business Bureau. This fact does not disparage the company in any way.

Other Considerations

The Bureau has requested basic information from this company. The Bureau has not received a response. Without this information, the Bureau may not have current information concerning such things as the company's management or its nature of business.  

Advertising Review

No questions about the truth of this company's advertising has come to our attention. 

Rating Reasons

Significant reasons for this rating:
Government Action

Complaint Experience

Bureau Summary and Analysis of customer complaints and company responses:

Our file contains a pattern of complaints from consumer who allege difficulty in reaching a representative, flight changes without notice, lost or damaged luggage, and additional charges on luggage without notice. The company has responded to and resolved some complaints however most complaints file...   »More

Complaint Closing Statistics

The following grid displays the number and responses to complaints over the last 36 months:

No. of CmplType of Response
60Making a full refund, as the consumer requested
37Making a partial refund
1268Agreeing to perform according to their contract
17Refusing to make an adjustment
143Refuse to adjust, relying on terms of agreement
0Unanswered
30Unassigned
1555 Total