I attended CES 2017 in Las Vegas. Booking the trip late I ended up on Spirit airlines. It was both non-stop, making it six hours to Las Vegas from Boston,
and affordable,
less than $300 for a one way trip compared to around $700 with JetBlue.
Here are some tips that might help you when travelling on Spirit from Boston Logan airport.
Eat
Spirit is located in the B-terminal, gates B-37 and 38, with its own TSA security checkpoint. While it does have restrooms and places to sit the food
selection is limited to a single food stand.
I'd recommend eating at the Legal C Bar (number 77 in the image below) prior to going through the terminal security checkpoint. The food and service there were great.
Drink
The water and other drinks are cheaper if you buy them at the food cart rather than on the flight.
Seats
The seats on Spirit don't recline. They do this to reduce weight, seat cost, seat maintenance costs, and so seats don't impact the free space of other passengers, letting them fit more seats into the plane. After the six hour flight my opinion is that the lack of reclining seats isn't really that bad.
Impression
Overall my impression of Spirit is that while they are a budget airline the service and flight were smooth and on time. They also offer in-flight food
and beverages at pretty reasonable prices, $17 for 3 beers, wines or shots.
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