Now that Jet Blue has dropped the Fort Lauderdale to SXM route, my wife is going to fly on Sprit for the first time in March. I know that Spirit is low cost, no frills but I fear that they live off the extra fees.

So I looked at their baggage limitations and the overall bag size they allow includes the wheels and hers is over by an inch. My question is, has anyone ever seen a Spirit agent in SXM take out a rule and measure a checked bag? I know I haven't, but have never flown Spirit before.

I then also looked at American's (which is what we usually fly in on) and theirs is the same. She has had this bag a few years and never a problem before.