CHicago & Spirit air

[singlestacksig]

SO I know we can carry in our car & have a cased handgun in IL now.. but what about chicago? we are planning a trip and it is way cheaper to fly out of Chicago..
would I be able to take my cased handgun into chicago?
Also anyone have experiance with checking a handgun with Spirit Air ?

 

[PGRChaplain]

Call Spirit Air, ask for a Supervisor and go over their policy with them. Call the Illinois State Police, ask for the Supervisor, go over your transport questions with him/her. Get names /position / Rank. You'll get a lot of "I think" answers on here. I've found going to the source solves a lot of problems down the road. Have a Good Trip!

 

[aclark]

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.

Pretty easy just to check their site. Pack/lock it up the way it needs to be to fly before you leave the house. When you get to the airport, go to the counter and do the paperwork. Easy breezy