Spirit Airlines Starts Service from Baltimore/Washington to Fort Lauderdale and Dallas/Fort Worth

Miramar, Florida, 2012-09-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) today starts service from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) with twice daily nonstop service to Fort Lauderdale and daily nonstop service to Dallas/Fort Worth. The new service also offers customers connections to 29 destinations throughout the Americas.

Customers can check out the insanely low fares offered every day at www.spirit.com and also sign up to receive alerts on Spirit’s email deals and offers.

Spirit has been providing ultra low fares to Fort Lauderdale with connections to the Caribbean and Latin America from the Washington, DC/Baltimore area for nine years. Today, the carrier is relocating its operations from Washington, DC’s Reagan National Airport (DCA) to BWI and adding service to Dallas/Fort Worth.

“Our new location at BWI allows us to better serve our customers from throughout the entire Baltimore/Washington region,” says Mark Kopczak, Maryland native and Spirit’s Senior Director of Network Planning. “BWI provides Spirit with better scheduling flexibility and the ability to add flights to more cities nonstop, which ultimately translates to better service and more low fare options for our customers. Our new nonstop service to Dallas/Fort Worth is a perfect example of the flexibility that BWI provides us.”

“Spirit Airlines will provide excellent low fare travel opportunities for local residents and visitors,” said Paul J. Wiedefeld, Executive Director of BWI Marshall Airport. “Spirit is a growing airline, and we are pleased to see the carrier continue its expansion here at BWI Marshall. New airlines and new flights at BWI Marshall offer further evidence of this market’s strength. The Maryland and National Capital region remains very attractive for airline service.”

About Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) empowers customers to save money on air travel by offering ultra low base fares with a range of optional services for a fee, allowing customers the freedom to choose only the extras they value. This innovative approach grows the traveling market and stimulates new economic activity while creating new jobs. Spirit’s modern fleet, configuration and other innovations enable Spirit to burn less fuel per seat than competitors, making Spirit one of the most environmentally-friendly U.S. carriers. Spirit’s all-Airbus fleet currently operates more than 200 daily flights to over 50 destinations within the U.S., Latin America and Caribbean. Visit Spirit at www.spirit.com.

 

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Media Contacts:
Misty Pinson
Director, Corporate Communications
misty.pinson@spirit.com
954-628-4827/cell 954-918-9432

Manuel Jaquez
Senior Manager Commercial – Latin America
manuel.jaquez@spirit.com
954-628-4898