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Spirit Airlines refund & compensation policy
What Spirit Airlines owes you when it cancels, delays or overbooks your flight — and how to actually collect it.
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Spirit Airlines refund policy in plain English
All Spirit fares are non-refundable after 24 hours; cancellations give a Reservation Credit minus a fee that scales with how close to departure you cancel. Spirit cancels → full refund including all paid extras.
Delays and cancellations
Spirit commits to meals after 3 hours controllable delay and hotels overnight. No voluntary delay compensation.
Your rights on Spirit Airlines (US DOT rules)
- Cancelled or significantly changed (3h+ domestic, 6h+ international, airport change, extra stop): automatic cash refund to the original payment within 7 business days (card) — a voucher only if you choose one. This applies to every fare, including Basic Economy.
- 24-hour rule: any ticket booked 7+ days before departure can be cancelled for a full refund within 24 hours of booking.
- Delays: no fixed compensation, but you can refund the unused ticket once a delay becomes "significant". See the airline's customer-service plan for meals and hotels.
- Denied boarding: 200% of the one-way fare (up to $1,075) for arrival 1–2h late, 400% (up to $2,150) beyond that — cash on request, same day.
- Bags delayed 12h+ domestic / 15–30h international: checked-bag fee refunded.
How to claim from Spirit Airlines
- Gather the booking reference, boarding passes and any messages from Spirit Airlines about the disruption.
- For a refund, use Spirit Airlines's own form: customersupport.spirit.com/en-us/category/article/KA-01136, or call +1 855 728-3555. Cite your right to a cash refund and decline vouchers.
- For compensation (EU/UK rules), either file with the airline and escalate to the regulator if refused, or hand it to a no-win-no-fee partner via the checker above — they pull the flight data, counter "extraordinary circumstances" claims, and sue when needed.
- If a refund you are owed hasn't arrived in 7 business days, a credit-card chargeback for "services not rendered" is a fast parallel route.
Policies summarised from Spirit Airlines's published conditions and applicable regulations; airlines change fare rules often — confirm on the link above before relying on a detail.
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