Using the Spirit website to find off-peak award space

This is where I hate the Spirit website. It isn't always accurate on the calendar view! I've searched before for award space and seen only the "premium" level of miles available for redemption. Screens filled with 25,000 miles awards for as far out as the calendar will allow!

Today, though, the calendar view seems to accurately reflect off-peak (read: Spirit Mastercard holder) availability.

Off-peak (Spirit Mastercard holder) availability is indicated with a blue arrow in the upper left-hand corner of the date. This is a flight from Chicago ORD to Miami/Fort Lauderdale FLL.

Select your date, and a list of flights and routings appears below the calendar. You might not even notice at first.

The full list of options. Be careful to check the departure times!

Another thing you might not notice? Four of those flights depart before 8AM! Be careful when booking to know which flights you've selected.

There you have it! As long as the Spirit website is working, finding award space is easy! When it's not working, be sure to select each date individually, and you should still see a list of available flights that day at the correct pricing; it's only the calendar view that messes up!