Spirit Airlines Resumes Service to Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines resumed service to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Regular passenger service had been suspended following the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti on Jan. 12. Spirit currently has a $65.71 one-way, seven-day advance purchase fare on any available future travel dates between Fort Lauderdale and Port-au-Prince available for purchase through March 10.

Since Spirit Airlines started flying to Haiti in 2007, it has lowered fares over 40 percent, saving Haitians over $10 million. Spirit’s highest fares are less than the lowest fares of other airlines flying to Port-au-Prince from South Florida. For example, Spirit’s maximum fare today after FPT is $160.71 each way, which is substantially lower than fares found on another airline’s website of over $480 each way.

Spirit’s daily service departs Fort Lauderdale at 9:45 a.m. and arrives in Port-au-Prince at 11:45 a.m. The return flight departs Port-au-Prince at 12:45 p.m. and arrives in Fort Lauderdale at 2:48 p.m.

Since the earthquake hit, Spirit has dedicated staff and aircraft to assisting with the humanitarian aid relief efforts for the Haitian community, including donating over $250,000 in flights full of supplies.

In addition, the airline gave 5,000 free Spirit miles to everyone who donated at least $5 to the Red Cross, UNICEF or Yéle Haiti (enough miles for a free flight), which resulted in raising over $210,000 for the American Red Cross, UNICEF and Yéle Haiti. Spirit also pledged $75 to Yéle Haiti for every qualified person who applied for and used its free Spirit MasterCard.