BRADENTON, Fla. â The sun had not yet set last Friday on a field ringed by palm trees when, on the first play from scrimmage, Shea Patterson rolled to his left and threw a 69-yard touchdown pass for his high school, IMG Academy, a private, for-profit sports boarding school.
Spirit is one of two domestic carriers that charge for carry-on bags. The other is Allegiant Air, which instituted a fee last month. On that carrier, a carry-on costs as much as $35.
But for carry-on bags, Spirit distinguishes between a personal item (a purse or shoulder bag, for instance) and a carry-on (a roll-aboard or the like, with a maximum size of 22x18x12 inches). In the alternative universe of Spirit fees, personal items enjoy special status: Theyâre free to carry on.