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Buy Spirit Airlines Points With a 40% Discount

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If you need Spirit Airlines Free Spirit points, the airline is offering a 40% discount on purchased points through December 13, 2024. While Spirit Airlines points are fairly limited, there may be a few use cases where topping up your account at a discount can be worthwhile.

Here’s everything you need to know.

Buy Spirit Airlines Points With a Discount

Between now and December 13, 2024, you can get a 40% discount when buying Free Spirit points.

Unlike most offers, there is no tier for a higher discount when buying more points. As long as you buy at least 1,000 points, you can receive the 40% discount — up to a maximum of 60,000 points. Paying $900 for 60,000 points makes each point cost 1.5 cents.

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The transactions are processed by points.com, so unfortunately, you won’t earn any bonus points on “travel” or airfare. Additionally, points can take up to 72 hours to land in the member’s Free Spirit account.

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To maximize your purchase, use your best credit card for everyday purchases. Another option is using this spending toward a lucrative new sign-up bonus on a credit card.

Using Free Spirit Points

Spirit’s Free Spirit program is entirely revenue-based, so the value of your points depends on the flight you’re redeeming for, starting at a minimum of 2,500 points. Unfortunately, there is a $50 fee for non-elite members if you’re booking a trip under 28 days from departure, though trips booked in advance don’t incur a fee.

If you were to purchase the maximum of 60,000 Free Spirit points with this promotion, you’d come away with 60,000 points for $900. This means you could take 24 flights at the lowest 2,500-point rate. However, keep in mind that a flight costing 2,500 points is probably very cheap in cash as well.

At Upgraded Points, we value Free Spirit points at 1.1 cents per point, so we certainly wouldn’t advise speculatively purchasing points at this promotion’s 1.5-cents-per-point rate.

Spirit does not have any airline partners, so the use cases for these points are extremely limited, and the airline penalizes you for close-in bookings — a fee that many legacy carriers have gotten rid of.

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Learn how to best earn and redeem Free Spirit points in our detailed guides.

Final Thoughts

For most people, buying Free Spirit points will not make any sense. However, if you’re close to having enough points for an award, or have a planned use for these points, purchasing under this discount sale can be worth it.

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James (Jamie) started The Forward Cabin blog to educate readers about points, miles, and loyalty programs. He’s spoken at Princeton University and The New York Times Travel Show and has been quoted in dozens of travel publications.

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