The Class Action
- Spirit has denied any wrong doing, but reached a $7,500,0000 settlement in a class action lawsuit that alleged that Spirit had violated Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) by printing more than the last five digits of customers credit & debit cards on point of sale receipts between August 29th, 2012 to October 28, 2015.
The Fine Print
- The amount you receive will depend on the number of people that claim this class action lawsuit. They estimate it will be for between $265 and up to a maximum of $1,000
- Claim must be submitted by June 20th, 2016
- No proof needs to be submit, but keep in mind that they can and will verify the information you provided was accurated with Spirit & the claims administrator.
Our Verdict
If you were affected by this issue, then submitting a claim seems like the thing to do unless you want to exclude yourself and sue individually. As always, don’t participate in class actions unless you’re actually eligible.
I’m sure this affects quite a bit of us, since Spirit sells tickets for cheaper at the airport. I know I’ve done it numerous times, which brings up a couple of questions…
1) How can I confirm how many times/when I have done this? Spirit doesn’t send emails out when you buy at the airport, and I couldn’t possibly remember how many times and exact dates. Strangely, the claim form doesn’t ask for this information; how will they verify without dates?
2) If I bought a ticket at the airport, on my credit card but with the ticket in someone else’s name- who is eligible for the settlement, the passenger on the ticket or the name on the credit card? Will they really be able to check their systems for every credit card holder who purchased at the airport?
1) spirit will have records on their system
2) purchaser whom used the credit/debit card would qualify.
Here’s the website for more information and to actually file a claim:
https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/335160-spirit-airlines-facta-class-action-settlement/
I’ve bought countless tickets at the counter for Spirit, but it looks like the amount of payment is based on the number of claimants, not the number of violations per individual.
That’s not the class action website, that is an aggregation site.
I talked to someone at HSBC bank yesterday. They were recording our conversation but didn’t tell me that they were. In light of the citi settlement I can’t believe how much incompetence there is in the banks.
i wonder if it would also include in-flight purchases. they use POS inflight for food and are completely cashless
Exibit 2
“The settlement would resolve a lawsuit brought on behalf of a class of individuals, alleging that, on or after August 29, 2012, an airport kiosk printed a Spirit Airlines, Inc. (“Spirit”) credit or debit card transaction receipt that included more than the last 5 digits of the card number for the card used in the transaction. Spirit denies any wrongdoing. The Court has not ruled on the merits of Plaintiffs’ claims or Spirit’s defenses.”
Sorry for the dumb question but point of sale implies only tickets purchased at the airport Correct? In other words no online tickets would apply
Correct, I don’t think tickets purchased online had an issue with the receipt showing more than five numbers. I could be wrong though.
Bought dozens of tickets at the airport in the last few years. Might get back all the $ I have spend with NK.