๐ŸพUnderseatBeta
โ† All airline rules

Spirit Airlines NK

Last verified: 2026-06-18

Pet carrier in-cabin rules for Spirit Airlines. Check the source and last-verified date before relying on these values for your trip.

Business
Max carrier size
45.7 ร— 35.6 ร— 22.9 cm (18 ร— 14 ร— 9 in)
Max pet + carrier weight
18.14 kg
Soft-sided
required

Soft-sided carrier required (hard-sided not permitted). Max 18x14x9 in. Combined pet + carrier max 40 lb (18.1 kg). Domestic US only. Spirit is strict on carrier dimensions โ€” carrier must slide completely under the seat. Unverified cabin-specific fallback: no separate business in-cabin carrier rule found; copied from Economy as a conservative stand-in.

No official source on file Not verified
Economy
Max carrier size
45.7 ร— 35.6 ร— 22.9 cm (18 ร— 14 ร— 9 in)
Max pet + carrier weight
18.14 kg
Soft-sided
required

Soft-sided carrier required. Max 18x14x9 in. Combined pet + carrier max 40 lb.

Source:Spirit Airlines โ€” Pets(spirit.com)Airline officialFresh reviewLast verified: 2026-06-18
First
Max carrier size
45.7 ร— 35.6 ร— 22.9 cm (18 ร— 14 ร— 9 in)
Max pet + carrier weight
18.14 kg
Soft-sided
required

Soft-sided carrier required (hard-sided not permitted). Max 18x14x9 in. Combined pet + carrier max 40 lb (18.1 kg). Domestic US only. Spirit is strict on carrier dimensions โ€” carrier must slide completely under the seat. Unverified cabin-specific fallback: no separate first class in-cabin carrier rule found; copied from Economy as a conservative stand-in.

No official source on file Not verified
Premium economy
Max carrier size
45.7 ร— 35.6 ร— 22.9 cm (18 ร— 14 ร— 9 in)
Max pet + carrier weight
18.14 kg
Soft-sided
required

Soft-sided carrier required (hard-sided not permitted). Max 18x14x9 in. Combined pet + carrier max 40 lb (18.1 kg). Domestic US only. Spirit is strict on carrier dimensions โ€” carrier must slide completely under the seat. Unverified cabin-specific fallback: no separate premium economy in-cabin carrier rule found; copied from Economy as a conservative stand-in.

No official source on file Not verified
Check a carrier against Spirit Airlines