This page acts as an archive of Spirit Airlines' cancellation policy for when it operated flights. Please note that Spirit no longer flies, and there has been no suggestion that the airline will ever return.
With Spirit Airlines, you are entitled to a full refund if you cancel your flight within 24 hours of when you first made your booking and at least 7 days before the scheduled departure date.
If you want to cancel your Spirit Airlines flight but the 24-hour window has elapsed, you won't receive a refund and you may need to pay a cancellation fee (depending on how soon you cancel your booking).
You can cancel your Spirit Airlines booking made through Alternative Airlines and still receive a full refund as long as you contact us during our operating hours and within the 24-hour cancellation window.
If you attempt to contact us outside of our operating hours and the 24-hour window has already expired by the time we receive your request, we may not be able to honour Spirit's 24-hour cancellation policy as the airline won't issue the refund to us.
Please contact us between 9am - 8pm UK time (GMT) if you wish to cancel your Spirit Airlines booking within the 24-hour cancellation window and receive a refund.
Absolutely, but you'll need to cancel your Spirit booking within the 24-hour cancellation period starting from the time of booking.
Please contact us during our operating hours (9am - 8pm GMT) and within the 24-hour cancellation window if you wish to cancel your Spirit Airlines flight and receive a full refund.
Contacting us outside of our opening hours to cancel your flight means we might not receive your cancellation/refund request until after the 24-hour window has expired - in this case, we won't be able to issue you your refund.
At Alternative Airlines, we offer Cancellation Protection - an add-on that gives you the eligibility for a full refund if you need to cancel your Spirit Airlines booking due to emergency circumstances such as the death of an immediate family member, government travel bans, illness or injury, home emergencies and many more.
Adding Cancellation Protection to your Spirit Airlines booking is simple - all you need to do is pay a small percentage of the cost of your ticket as an additional fee.
You'll get peace of mind knowing your money is protected should any of these emergency circumstances cause disruptions to your flight.
Take a look at our full terms and conditions on Cancellation Protection for more information.
First, find our search form at the top of the page and fill in your departure/arrival cities, the dates you plan to travel, how many passengers will be travelling and the fare type you'd like to purchase.
Hit the 'Search Flights' button when you're ready to proceed.
If you'd like to see flights operated by a specific airline (e.g., Spirit Airlines), you can use the Airline filter. Applying this filter means you'll only see flights operated by this airline based on the routes you searched and the dates you plan to travel.
Pick the flights that best suit you and confirm your selection to proceed.
Fill in all of the required passenger details and scroll down to reach the Cancellation Protection stage. Apply Cancellation Protection to your Spirit Airlines booking by ticking 'Yes, protect my booking'.
Complete your booking by using any of the payment methods available at checkout.
If you request a refund within the 24-hour cancellation window or through Cancellation Protection, we'll send back the refund through the same payment method you used at the time of booking.
If you've purchased Cancellation Protection and need to make a claim for a refund, please fill out this form or click on the button below.
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With Spirit Airlines, you can receive a full refund for your tickets if you cancel your booking within 24 hours from when you first made the booking.
After the 24-hour period has expired, you won't be eligible for a full refund. You can still cancel your Spirit Airlines flights, however, there are cancellation fees.
If you booked your Spirit Airlines flight(s) through Alternative Airlines and wish to cancel your booking, you can still receive a full refund as long as you contact us within the 24-hour cancellation window and during our operating hours (the sooner, the better).
Our operating hours are 9am - 8pm GMT. Contacting us outside of these hours to cancel your Spirit Airlines booking means we may not receive your refund request before the 24-hour period has elapsed, therefore, we won't be able to give you a refund.
If you contacted us outside of our opening hours to cancel your Spirit Airlines flight and the 24-hour window has expired by the time we received your request, we won't be able to honour the 24-hour cancellation policy and therefore we cannot process your refund.
Alternative Airlines is following the airline's own cancellation policies that state customers won't be eligible for a full refund after the 24-hour cancellation window has elapsed.
Alternative Airlines is open from 9am - 8pm UK time (GMT). It's important that you contact us within our operating hours to allow us time to process your cancellation/refund request and issue you your refund.
Spirit Airlines doesn't currently offer refundable tickets - this is so that it can keep prices low for all customers.
To get a full refund, you'll need to cancel your Spirit Airlines flight within the 24-hour window that starts from the time of booking.
You can also receive a full refund if you added Cancellation Protection to your booking and need to cancel your flight due to emergency circumstances.
Yes, Spirit Airlines has a 24-hour cancellation policy.
If you cancel your flight within 24 hours of booking and at least 7 days before departure, you'll be eligible for a full refund, even if you booked through Alternative Airlines.
Make sure you request to cancel your Spirit flights during our operating hours and as soon as possible so that we can honour the 24-hour cancellation policy.
This policy only applies to flights that are at least 7 days away from departure.
