Spirit Airlines

“We think that there’s a lot of opportunity to add a lot more dots to the map,” says network planning vice president John Kirby.

Miami International’s decision to switch its gates to a preferential-use model, rather than the previous common-use model, was a deciding factor in Spirit Airlines' proposed launch at the airport this fall.

Spirit's network planning VP John Kirby told Routes Americas 2021 that Miami International’s decision to lower costs, coupled with soaring leisure demand, prompted the ULCC's big expansion in South Florida.

The CEOs of Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines tell Routes Americas 2021 that they both have plenty of room to grow.

As the only air service development event that unites the entire region, Routes Americas 2021 will be critical in stimulating the recovery of the market.

Manchester-Boston Regional Airport will be the first point in the state of New Hampshire to be served by Spirit Airlines.

Manchester-Boston Regional Airport will become the first point in the state to be served by the carrier.

The expansion will give the U.S. LCC a presence at all three of South Florida’s major airports for the first time.

The LCC is planning to shake-up the South Florida market by launching flights from Miami.

Routes details a selection of new air services scheduled to start this month.

The carrier will serve nine destinations from Kansas City by June 10.

Routes looks at the current state of the growing US-Mexico transborder market in the wake of the FAA’s decision to downgrade Mexico’s safety rating to Category 2.

Spirit Airlines is progressively adding back Airbus A319 narrowbodies into service and altering delivery streams for its aircraft on order to support the company’s planned growth during the next few years.

The expansion indicates the carriers are not concerned by complaints from the likes of Spirit Airlines.

The angry response follows accusations that the US carrier is cooperating with American Airlines on routes “outside the scope” permitted by their new Northeast alliance.

Spirit Airlines has filed a complaint with the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) which questions whether JetBlue Airways and American Airlines are coordinating flights and routes “outside of the scope” of their new Northeast alliance.

Spirit believes that JetBlue Airways and American Airlines could be cooperating on routes beyond what is allowed under the Northeast Alliance.

The Florida-based ULCC is further growing its network from Los Angeles and adding a new destination in Mexico.

Spirit Airlines is adding three new destinations from LaGuardia (LGA) this summer, one of which will become the New York airport’s farthest route at some 2,470 mi. (3,975 km).

The transcontinental service is one of three new routes being launched by the Florida-based ULCC.

The US industry is optimistic air traffic is headed for a rebound.

Milwaukee becomes the second new destination added to the ULCC’s network in as many days.

The ULCC will serve FLL, LAS, LAX and MCO from the Kentucky city.

The ULCC sees capacity being at 90% of pre-pandemic levels by March.

Executives at Spirit Airlines said the carrier is on track to reach pre-pandemic capacity by mid-year 2021, driven by expected strength in leisure and visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel.