Low Cost North American Airlines
Allegiant Air, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, and Sun Country Airlines are some of the low cost airlines serving various destinations in North America. This article attempts to describe all the key information about these airlines to help you understand similarities and differences among their services.
Allegiant Air
Headquartered in Enterprise, Nevada, an unincorporated suburb of Las Vegas, Allegiant Air (G4) is a low cost airline operating regular chartered and scheduled flights to various destinations in North America. Allegiant Travel Co. is the main owner of the airline. .jpg)
G4 serves more than 99 destinations in North America. Its current fleet size is 71 planes with an average age of 22.6 years. It has a total of 10 hubs across the United States. 85% of its flights are on time.
G4 allows its passengers to carry one standard carry on (small suitcase or briefcase) and one personal bag. The dimensions for first bag should not be more than 45 inches and weight not being more than 25 pounds. The maximum allowed dimensions for the second bag is 38 inches. G4 charges $28 for every bag. An economy fare passenger enjoys 2 feet 6 inches of legroom in G4 flights. The seats in G4 flights for economy fare passengers are 1 foot 5 inches wide. G4 does not have any frequent flyer program.
Frontier Airlines
Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, USA, Frontier Airlines (F9) is a low cost airline serving over 78 destinations in North America and South America. Its only hub is located at Denver International Airport.
The current fleet size of F9 is 55 planes with an average age of 8.8 years. 30.8% of F9 flights are delayed and the rest 69.20% maintain exact schedule. F9 allows its passengers to carry one standard size item and one personal item. But for 1st, 2nd and 3rd checked bags F9 charges $20, $30, and $75 respectively. The maximum dimensions and weights for one standard item are 50 inches and 35 pounds respectively. The highest dimensions for the personal item are 40 inches. Passengers can carry Outerwear, Diaper Bag, Mobility or Assistive Device, Approved Child Restraint Device, and Stroller free of charge. Passengers of F9 enjoy 2 feet 7 inches of legroom and 1 foot 5 inches wide seats.
EarlyReturns is F9’s miles based frequent flyer program that allows users to earn award points to put towards car rentals, hotels, and free flights. A user needs to earn at least 10000 points to redeem a flight within the continental US. Accruing 15000 miles of flying with F9, a passenger can earn Elite Status.
JetBlue Airways
Headquartered in the Long Island City neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens, JetBlue Airways Corporation (JetBlue) is a low cost airline in the United States operating regular flights in more than 84 destinations in North America. Its only hub is located at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
The current JetBlue fleet size is 201 planes with an average age of 8.4 years. 84.49 percent of JetBlue flights maintain schedule which is significantly better than average international airlines (75.64%).
Passengers in JetBlue flights are allowed to carry one standard item and one personal item with dimensions not exceeding 50 inches and 41 inches respectively. JetBlue charges $50 and $100 respectively for the 2nd and 3rd bags but allows 1st bag free of charge. The other items that can be carried free of charge include Outerwear, Food, Mobility or Assistive Device, Approved Child Restraint Device, Stroller and Diaper Bag.
On JetBlue flights passengers get 2 feet and 10 inches of legroom and 1 foot 5 inches wide seats. TrueBlue is JetBlue’s frequent flyer program that allows users to earn reward points to put towards free flights, vacation packages, charity donations etc. A user needs to spend at least $5000 with JetBlue to redeem a flight within the continental United States.
Spirit Airlines
Headquartered in Miramar, Florida, Spirit Airlines, Inc. (NK) is a low cost American airline operating regular scheduled flights in more than 67 destinations in North America. The airline has two hubs at Detroit Metro Wayne County and Fort Lauderdale Hwd International.
The current fleet size of Spirit Airlines is 61 planes with an average age of 5.2 years. 76.71 percent of Spirit Airlines flights main schedule which is slightly better than average international airlines (75.64%).
For the 1st, 2nd and 3rd bags, Spirit Airlines charges $21, $31 and $76 respectively. So, no free bag allowed in Spirit Airlines flights. But passengers are allowed to carry Outerwear, Mobility or Assistive Device, Approved Child Restraint Device and Diaper Bag free of charge.
Economy fare passengers in Spirit Airlines flights enjoy 2 feet 4 inches of legroom which is 1.57 inches less than average domestic flights. Free Spirit is the airline’s miles based frequent flyer program that allows users to earn reward points. A user needs to earn 10000 points to redeem a flight within the continental US and needs to fly at least 12000 miles to gain the elite status.
Headquartered in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul suburb of Mendota Heights, Minnesota, Sun Country Airlines (SY) is another low cost American airline operating scheduled and chartered flights over destinations in North America. The only hub of SY is located at Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport.
The current SY fleet size is 20 planes with an average age of 12.3 years. SY charges its passengers $20, $30 and $75 respectively for 1st, 2nd and 3rd checked bags. The standard item should weigh no more than 35 pounds and dimensions not exceed 51 inches. The maximum allowed dimensions for a personal item is 35 inches. Passengers are allowed to carry Stroller, Food, and Approved Child Restraint Device. Ufly Rewards frequent flyer program allows SY’s passengers to accumulate rewards. 
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