One approach you can try to see the current seat allocation is to try to book a new ticket for the same flight - you would then see the seat map. This means the last minute check-in (an hour or so before the deadline) will give you the best chance to get an aisle/window or even emergency row seat. They seem to follow the same approach as Ryan air: when you check in online, they will try to put you in a middle seat as long as they have one - in hope that you wouldn't like this and pay for another seat.
I also checked in ~16 hours before a flight and got 17F. I checked in ~3 hours before a flight and ended up with 7B, which is near the front but a middle seat. Question: Is there an optimal time to check into a Spirit flight to maximize my chances of getting an aisle or window seat? If this is not possible, does anybody know if later check-ins will tend to seat me closer to the front of the plane?ĮDIT: In case anybody is curious, I have two data points. Of course, this is a very small sample size, so I don't know if it has just been a coincidence or if this is indicative of how their "random" seat assignment algorithm works. In the times where I waited longer (1-3 hours before), I have been able to get aisle and window seats. I haven't been able to find out much else via Google.īoth times where I have checked in as soon as possible (24 hours before), I ended up with a middle seat near the back of the plane. I will let Spirit pick my seat for me, which happens when I check in.įrom personal experience and from a few questionable sources, it seems like Spirit assigns seats at the back of the plane first (and possibly the middle seats first as well): I am planning to take a Spirit flight where I have not prepaid for a seat assignment.
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