Spirit Airlines agreed to pay $8.25 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over its bag fees, attorneys for the plaintiffs disclosed Wednesday.
A group of first-time Spirit flyers who booked their trips through third-party travel sites between 2011-17 sued the airline in 2017, claiming that it did not disclose its bag fees and other extra fees appropriately.
The flyers said the budget airline’s surprise carry-on bag fees were intentionally hidden in an effort to gain profit.
Eh, it’s a civil settlement. It was never supposed to be a punishment (it wasn’t brought by the government) and pushing for something higher brings its own risks - including the possibility that the legal costs of chasing outweighs what would be paid.
It’s not exactly a secret that Spirit charges for bags. While some people are only getting refunded a portion of what they unexpectedly paid, many are getting an unexpected partial refund of a fee they planned on paying