From June 2023, Spirit Airlines will launch new direct service from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit and Hartford, while increasing frequencies between San Juan and Orlando, Baltimore, Fort Lauderdale and Newark.
On Wednesday (February 15, 2023), Spirit Airlines announced that as they celebrate over 20 years of service to Puerto Rico, they will add five new routes to San Juan, while increasing services on four existing routes. From June 2023, the new routes from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) in San Juan, include direct flights to Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD), Dallas (DFW), Detroit (DTW) and Hartford (BDL). Spirit will also increase frequencies between San Juan and Orlando (MCO) to five daily flights, while offering twice daily service between San Juan and Baltimore (BWI), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), and Newark (EWR).
\In Wednesday’s route announcement, Spirit Airlines’ Vice President of Network Planning, John Kirby, said,
“Spirit Airlines has served the Puerto Rican community for more than two decades, offering affordable fares to connect family and friends across the United States. Puerto Rico is our number one destination in the Caribbean, with its rich history and culture, renowned beaches, tropical rainforest and the world’s brightest bioluminescent bay. We continue our San Juan growth with five new nonstop routes, reaffirming our commitment to the island and making it even easier to travel more often.”
Spirit has served San Juan, Puerto Rico since 2001, and has since added service to/from Aguadilla (BQN) and Ponce (PSE). By June 2021, the carrier will offer 21 peak daily departures from San Juan, making Spirit the airport’s second-largest carrier by number of seats and available seat miles (ASM). Spirit has grown over 200 percent in Puerto Rico over the last four years.
Miramar, Florida-based low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) is committed to offering the best value in the sky with service to over 90 destinations in the U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean. The airline allows customers to select and pay for only the products and services they want, something they call “À La Smarte.” Spirit also operates one of the youngest and most fuel-efficient fleets in the U.S. The carrier proudly calls their youthful fleet of aircraft their “Fit Fleet®.” Spirit Airlines operates a fleet of 194 Airbus A320 Family and A320neo Family aircraft, and expects to take delivery of many more brand-new airplanes in 2023.
Source: Spirit Airlines/PRNewswire