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\u00a9 Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A logo of low cost carrier Spirit Airlines is pictured on an Airbus plane in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, November 6, 2018. REUTERS\/Regis Duvignau\/File Photo<\/span>
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By Brendan Pierson<\/p>\n

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Spirit Airlines <\/span><\/span> (NYSE:) Inc has agreed to pay up to $8.25 million to settle a class action lawsuit by passengers who said the low-cost carrier blindsided them with surprise carry-on bag fees on tickets bought through third-party travel services.<\/p>\n

Lawyers for the passengers disclosed the deal in a motion late Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn and asked a judge to approve it, saying it “represents a fair compromise.”<\/p>\n

The class includes first-time Spirit fliers who booked their flights through Expedia <\/span><\/span> (NASDAQ:), Travelocity, , CheapOair, CheapTickets or BookIt between August 2011 and May 2017, when the lawsuit was filed.<\/p>\n

Eligible travelers who seek refunds under the deal will get up to 75% of their fees back, though it could be lower depending on the total amount of refunds sought by all class members. The $8.25 million maximum payout will include attorneys’ fees, according to the motion.<\/p>\n

Spirit and lawyers for the plaintiffs did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Like other low-cost airlines, Miramar, Florida-based Spirit relies on added fees to help make up for lower base fares.<\/p>\n

Plaintiffs in the 2017 lawsuit accused the carrier of advertising misleading low prices on travel websites that concealed the “gotcha” bag fees travelers would have to pay at the airport.<\/p>\n

They said these fees were sometimes as much as the tickets themselves. The plaintiffs originally sought $100 million in punitive damages, though that was dropped from a later version of the lawsuit. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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