Caribbean Welcomes Spirit Airlines Service Expansion

Fort Lauderdale-based Spirit Airlines, the leading low cost carrier to the Caribbean, is planning a further expansion of its operations to the region.

Barry Biffle, Chief Marketing Officer of Spirit Airlines, disclosed the plans ahead of this week´s First International Conference on Environmental and Sustainable Development which takes place at Hotel Renaissance Jaragua Hotel and Casino in Santo Domingo, August 10-12.

Mr. Biffle, whose airline is providing support to the global non-profit organization Counterpart International, co-producers of the Santo Domingo meeting, said Spirit is looking seriously at more markets in the region.

Spirit currently serves Cancun, San Juan, Santo Domingo and will start service to Montego Bay and Kingston, Jamaica in November. Just this week Spirit announced a further expansion this fall with non-stop service between Orlando and Montego Bay along with service from both Orlando and Tampa to Fort Lauderdale offering convenient connections to the Caribbean.

Founded in 1990, Fort Lauderdale-based Spirit Airlines is the largest privately-held airline in the U.S., bringing low fares and friendly service to 20 cities in the United States, Bahamas and the Caribbean with 125 daily flights.

Spirit is currently bringing in a new fleet of Airbus aircraft and plans to have completed its fleet renewal by early 2007. Spirit currently has six A319, five A321, and 22 MD-80 aircraft.