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That was your son. you think that s low? spirit airlines fares are even lower. now, you can fly spirit for as low as $1 each way. reporter: how do they do it? they squeeze every penny out of every airplane. this is an airbus a319. we operate with 145 seats, which is the most the faa will let us us put on the airplane. reporter: when other airlines operate, how much seats do they put in? 125 or 126. reporter: how much leg room is sacrificed? couple inches per seat in general. reporter: that is ben baldanza. he believes that passengers will sacrifice a lot to save a lot. he took over the struggling airline, called spirit. and gave it, well, a new spirit. the way we like to think of it is that the biggest difference between us and other airlines is they give you a free coke. but they charge you $150 more. if i want to sell you a can of coke for $150, that s what you pay on airlines. reporter: it s not that they charge $2 for a coke. ....
Spirit airlines fares are even lower. now, you can fly spirit for as low as $1 each way. reporter: how do they do it? they squeeze every penny out of every airplane. this is an airbus ac-19. we operate with 145 seats, which is the most the faa will let us us put on the airplane. reporter: when other airlines operate, how much seats do they put in? 126. reporter: how much leg room is sacrificed? couple inches per seat in general. reporter: that is ben baldanza. he believes that passengers will sacrifice a lot to save a lot. he took over the struggling airline, called spirit. and gave it, well, a new spirit. the way we like to think of it is that the biggest difference between us and other airlines is they give you a free coke. but they charge you $150 more. if i want to sell you a can of coke for $150, that s what you pay on airlines. reporter: it s not that they charge $2 for a coke. they also charge $12 to reserve ....