Spirit Airlines has announced new service to and from Raleigh/Durham.
Beginning May 2, 2019, Spirit will launch nonstop daily service from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, New Orleans, and Orlando.
| Raleigh-Durham, NC (RDU) to/from: | Starts: | Frequency: |
| Baltimore, MD/Washington, DC (BWI) | May 2, 2019 | 2x daily, year-round |
| Boston, MA (BOS) | May 2, 2019 | Daily, year-round |
| Chicago, IL (ORD) | May 2, 2019 | Daily, year-round |
| Detroit, MI (DTW) | May 2, 2019 | Daily, year-round |
| Orlando, FL (MCO) | May 2, 2019 | Daily, year-round |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) | May 2, 2019 | Daily, year-round |
| New Orleans, LA (MSY) | May 2, 2019 | Daily, year-round |
Along with the new service to and from Raleigh-Durham, Spirit is also announcing two additional routes set to roll-out at the same time. Starting May 2, Spirit will begin daily nonstop seasonal service between Atlanta and Denver. Then on May 23, the airline will launch daily nonstop service between Philadelphia and San Juan, Puerto Rico. These additional routes will only strengthen Spirit’s domestic and Caribbean service.
| Route: | Starts: | Frequency: |
| Atlanta, GA (ATL) – Denver, CO (DEN) | May 2, 2019 | Daily, seasonal (Runs 5/2/19 – 9/4/19) |
| Philadelphia, PA (PHL) – San Juan, PR (SJU) | May 23, 2019 | Daily, year-round |
It also comes after Spirit announced it would begin serving Austin, Texas and Indianapolis, Indiana in early 2019, and is adding more nonstop flights from Jacksonville, Florida; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; New Orleans, Louisiana; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The airline is also in the process of installing state-of-the-art high-speed satellite-based Wi-Fi to its entire fleet.
Top Copyright Photo (all others by the airline): Spirit is removing “Home of the Bare Fare” from its 2014 yellow livery. Spirit Airlines Airbus A319-132 N512NK (msn 2673) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 945308.
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