Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines is an American ultra low-cost airline. Their biggest hub is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida[2] It flies to 83 cities throughout the Americas.
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| Founded | 1983 | |||
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| AOC # | GTIA770S | |||
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| Frequent-flyer program | FREE SPIRIT [1] | |||
| Fleet size | 197 | |||
| Destinations | 83 | |||
| Company slogan | "Less Money. More Go." | |||
| Headquarters | Miramar, Florida | |||
| Website | https://www.spirit.com | |||
History
Spirit Airlines began in 1980 at Michigan. It was first known as Charter One. In 1992, its name was changed to Spirit Airlines and its headquarters were moved to Miramar, Florida. Spirit Airlines ordered 30 Airbus A320 family airplanes in 2006. In March 2007, Spirit became a low-cost carrier. It lowered its prices, removed free snacks & drinks, and started charging passengers for luggage.[3] In 2011, Spirit opened focus cities in Chicago, Dallas and Las Vegas.[4][5] On May 4, 2023 Spirit Airlines ended flights to Yeager Airport. Spirit Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2024.
Gallery
- Airbus A320-232, Spirit Airlines JP7766560.jpg
A Spirit Airlines airplane at Toluca. This airplane has a special paint job.
- Spirit Airlines N587NK.jpg
Spirit Airlines Airbus A321 leaving Fort Lauderdale.
- Spirit 1-2-3 at FLL 09182014 JTPI 4x6 5358 (15260352736).jpg
The three different Spirit Airlines liveries. On the top is the 2014 "Taxi" livery, middle is the 2002 "Grayscale" livery, and bottom is the 2007 "Blue" livery.
- Spirit Airlines Airbus A321-231 N677NK approaching Newark Airport.jpg
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A321-200 with the newest "Taxi" livery.
Spirit Airlines Media
- 11ef - Spirit Airlines DC-9-41; N131NK@FLL;30.01.1998 (5198215122).jpg
A former Spirit McDonnell Douglas DC-9 in 1998
- McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Spirit Airlines JP333988.jpg
A former Spirit McDonnell Douglas MD-80 in 2004
A former Spirit Airbus A319-100 painted in the grayscale livery used from 2002 until 2007
- Spirit A320 at BWI.jpg
A former Spirit Airbus A320-200 in the blue paint scheme used from 2007 until 2014
- Spirit Airbus 321neo N724NK BWI MD1.jpg
A current Spirit Airbus A321-271NX in the bright yellow livery used from 2014 to the present
- Countries and dependencies served by Spirit Airlines.svg
Countries and dependencies served by Spirit Airlines as of April 2025
- Spirit A320 N611NK BWI MD1.jpg
Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 N611NK taking off at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Maryland, USA
- Spirit Airlines A320neo N993NK BWI MD1.jpg
2024 Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-271N neo N993NK approaching Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Maryland, USA
References
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- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
