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Spirit Airlines moves up the start dates of five new routes

Spirit Airlines (Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood) will take delivery of some of its Airbus A320 “Fit Fleet (TM)” planes sooner than originally planned and has moved up the start date for daily flights in five routes.

The new Airbus A320 planes will arrive this fall and will be added to Spirit’s current fleet of 58 Airbus aircraft.

Here’s the summary of the changes:
Route New Start Date Original Start Date Frequency
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Atlanta – Chicago/O’Hare will now start October 24, 2014 instead of November 2, 2014 operates Daily
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Atlanta – Detroit October 24, 2014 November 2, 2014 Daily
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Chicago – New Orleans October 30, 2014 November 6, 2014 Daily
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Detroit – New Orleans October 30, 2014 November 6, 2014 Daily
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Boston – West Palm Beach* November 14, 2014 November 21, 2014 Daily
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* = seasonal service

In addition to these new routes, Spirit recently added/will add service
on the following new routes between August and December this year:
Route Service Start Date Frequency
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Ft. Lauderdale – New Orleans August 1, 2014 Daily
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Houston/Bush – New Orleans August 1, 2014 Daily
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Atlanta – Houston/Bush August 1, 2014 Daily
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Kansas City – Chicago/O’Hare August 7, 2014 Daily
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Kansas City – Dallas/Ft. Worth August 7, 2014 Daily
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Kansas City – Detroit August 7, 2014 Daily
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Kansas City – Las Vegas August 7, 2014 Daily
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Kansas City – Houston/Bush August 8, 2014 Daily
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Ft. Lauderdale – Houston/Bush September 3, 2014 Daily
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Houston/Bush – San Diego September 3, 2014 Daily
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Latrobe/Pittsburgh – Ft. Myers December 18, 2014 Tue/Thu/Sun
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Latrobe/Pittsburgh – Tampa December 19, 2014 Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat
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Copyright Photo: Dave Campbell/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A320-232 N601NK (msn 4206) taxies to runway 09L at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL).

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Spirit Airlines announces new seasonal summer routes

Spirit Airlines (Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood) has announced several new routes starting just in time for the peak summer travel season. Joining the list is new nonstop seasonal service between Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW). This new service will consist of one daily seasonal nonstop flight operating between May 22, 2014 and November 1, 2014.

Spirit recently announced seasonal service operating May 22, 2014 through November 1, 2014 from Chicago/O’Hare (ORD) to Baltimore/Washington, DC (BWI) and Portland, OR (PDX); operating May 1, 2014 through November 1, 2014 from Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) to Baltimore/Washington, DC (BWI) and Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH); and daily year-round nonstop service between Chicago/O’Hare and Oakland/San Francisco Bay Area beginning May 1, 2014.

Schedules:

Spirit’s Chicago/O’Hare (ORD) – Baltimore/Washington (BWI) service May 22, 2014 – November 1, 2014:

	Depart	Arrive	Flight #	Stops	Frequency
Chicago/O’Hare – Baltimore/Washington	8:00 AM	10:50 AM	368	0	Daily
Baltimore – Chicago/O’Hare	8:55 PM	9:56 PM	369	0	Daily


Spirit’s Chicago/O’Hare (ORD) – Portland, OR (PDX) service May 22, 2014 – November 1, 2014:

	Depart	Arrive	Flight #	Stops	Frequency
Chicago/O’Hare – Portland	8:45 PM	11:25 PM	655	0	Daily
Portland – Chicago/O’Hare	12:10 AM	6:00 AM	654*	0	Daily
* = Effective May 23, 2014


Spirit’s Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) – Houston (IAH) service May 1, 2014 – November 1, 2014:

	Depart	Arrive	Flight #	Stops	Frequency
Minneapolis-St. Paul – Houston	6:56 PM	9:49 PM	281**	0	Daily
Minneapolis-St. Paul – Houston	8:16 PM	11:08 PM	281***	0	Daily
Houston – Minneapolis-St. Paul	6:00 AM	8:44 AM	346**	0	Daily
Houston – Minneapolis-St. Paul	7:00 AM	9:44 AM	346***	0	Daily


Spirit’s Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) – Baltimore/Washington (BWI) service May 1, 2014 – November 1, 2014:

	Depart	Arrive	Flight #	Stops	Frequency
Minneapolis-St. Paul – Baltimore/Washington	9:27 AM	12:57 PM	106**	0	Daily
Minneapolis-St. Paul – Baltimore/Washington	4:45 PM	8:15 PM	106***	0	Daily
Baltimore – Minneapolis-St. Paul	12:05 PM	1:47 PM	105***	0	Daily
Baltimore – Minneapolis-St. Paul	1:36 PM	3:19 PM	105**	0	Daily
** = Effective May 1, 2014 – May 21, 2014 only
*** = Effective May 22, 2014


Spirit’s Oakland (OAK) – Chicago/O’Hare (ORD) service beginning May 1, 2014:

	Depart	Arrive	Flight #	Stops	Frequency
Oakland – Chicago/O’Hare	9:10 AM	3:18 PM	872	0	Daily
Chicago/O’Hare – Oakland	3:20 PM	5:55 PM	209	0	Daily

Copyright Photo: Tony Storck/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A320-232 N618NK (msn 5458) taxies to runway 9L at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). The new logo jet is part of Spirit’s new advertising program to enhance revenues. N618NK is a partnership ad that promotes Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The pictured left side has “Greetings from Dallas” showing scenes from Dallas. The other side has “Greetings from Fort Worth”.

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