6.4.1.16.
Firearms
Spirit Airlines will allow customers to transport firearms in accordance
with applicable regulations. Except for personnel authorized by the
federal government, the following conditions must be met:
(a)
Firearms are accepted as checked baggage only and must be
declared to an agent at check-in.
(b)
No one under 18 years of age may check a firearm. A
customer who presents baggage containing a firearm must
declare that the weapon is unloaded and will be required to
sign a Firearm Declaration tag.
(c)
Firearms must be packed in a hard-sided container
specifically designed for the firearm; a locked hard-sided gun
case; a locked hard-sided piece of luggage.
(d)
A handgun packed in a hard-sided gun case may be packed
inside a soft-sided piece of luggage.
(e)
Firearms may not be checked curbside.
(f)
Baggage containing firearms must be locked at all times and
the key or lock combination retained by the customer.
(g)
If the firearm in the hard-sided, locked container is inside a
piece of checked baggage, the Firearm Declaration Tag will be
placed inside the checked baggage and proximate to, but not
inside of, the hard-sided, locked container.
(h)
If the firearm is not inside another piece of checked baggage
(for example: a rifle case), the Firearm Declaration Tag will be
placed inside the hard-sided, locked container.
(i)
Ammunition must be packed in the original manufacturing
package or metal/wood box, with a maximum of 11 pounds
per customer.
(j)
Loose ammunition or clips will not be accepted.
NOTE: Firearms are NOT permitted to/from international
desti
nations.