Spirit Airlines to expand on 11 new routes

Spirit Airlines (Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood) is introducing 11 new non-stop routes in the next phase of the ultra low cost carrier’s expansion along with new service to five new cities.

Spirit’s Fort Lauderdale expansion includes non-stop service to the following five new markets:

Plattsburgh, NY (serves Montreal, Canada) – four weekly non-stops starting January 14, 2011.

Niagara Falls, NY (serves Buffalo, NY and Toronto, Canada) – three weekly non-stops starting January 27, 2011.

Latrobe, PA (serves greater Pittsburgh area) – four weekly non-stops starting February 12, 2011.

Charleston, WV – three weekly non-stops starting March 3, 2011.

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX – twice daily non-stops starting May 5, 2011.

Spirit’s Myrtle Beach expansion includes non-stop service the following five new markets:

Washington, DC (Reagan National/DCA, Washington’s close-in airport) – daily non-stop starting May 5, 2011.

Plattsburgh, NY – four weekly non-stops May 5, 2011.

Niagara Falls, NY – three weekly non-stops starting May 5, 2011.

Latrobe, PA – four weekly non-stops starting May 5, 2011.

Charleston, WV – three weekly non-stops starting May 5, 2011.

Spirit started regular scheduled Myrtle Beach service in 1996 and currently offers on average 11 daily non-stop flights from Myrtle Beach to seven major destinations in peak season, including: Atlanta, Atlantic City, Boston, Chicago O’Hare, Detroit, New York LaGuardia and Fort Lauderdale, as well as connections to more than 25 additional cities in the U.S., Caribbean and Latin America.

In addition to the today’s new route announcements, Spirit begins new service between Chicago and Las Vegas on November 11, 2010, and new service between Chicago and Atlantic City begins March 3, 2011.

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