Feb. 29, 2024
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Spirit pronounces 7 new routes, together with 2 to Puerto Rico
Spirit Airways is planning to launch seven new routes this Could, together with two to Puerto Rico.
The ultra-low-cost service confirmed Thursday it is planning to launch nonstop service to Luis Muñoz Marín Worldwide Airport (SJU) in San Juan, P.R. from two continental U.S. airports: Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Louis Armstrong New Orleans Worldwide Airport (MSY).
The routes launch Could 8 and 9 respectively.
Moreover, the Miramar, Florida-based service stated it will add 5 extra routes, 4 of which can originate from Baltimore/Washington Worldwide Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI).
Plus, it is including a brand new each day nonstop from New York Metropolis.
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Spirit’s new routes
This is the complete listing of recent routes Spirit unveiled Thursday:
- IAH-SJU — launches Could 8, operates 4 occasions weekly
- MSY-SJU — launches Could 9, operates thrice weekly
- BWI to Boston Logan Worldwide Airport (BOS) — launches Could 9, operates twice each day
- BWI-MSY — launches Could 9, operates 5 occasions weekly
- BWI to Portland Worldwide Airport (PDX) — launches Could 8, operates 4 occasions weekly.
- BWI to San Diego Worldwide Airport (SAN) — launches Could 9, operates thrice weekly.
- Pittsburgh Worldwide Airport (PIT) to New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) — launches Could 8, operates each day.
Of these seven new routes, Spirit counts two as “resumptions.” It flew a restricted variety of flights from BWI to Boston in 2021 and 2022, and a a lot fuller schedule earlier than that, Cirium knowledge reveals.
And, Spirit operated a BWI-to-New Orleans nonstop as just lately as 2022, per Cirium.
Rising presence in San Juan
As of Could, Spirit will serve round a dozen U.S. mainland airports from San Juan.
Its new nonstops to Puerto Rico come as U.S. low-cost airways have more and more centered on San Juan, fueling one thing of a turf battle.
Frontier just lately introduced plans to open a crew base in San Juan, and included some new flights from the town as a part of a a lot bigger community shakeup in January.
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