PHILADELPHIA – That's the Spirit!
New Airline Service Headed to Philly International
PHILADELPHIA – Spirit Airlines, whose mantra is "liberating consumers from high fares," has announced it will begin daily nonstop service between Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) beginning in April 2013. Spirit, which also touts itself as "THE Ultra Low Fare Airline," is the 3rd new airline this year to announce it will introduce service in Philadelphia. Virgin America and Alaska Airlines joined the Airport's family of carriers in April and June, respectively.
Based in Miramar, Florida, near its Fort Lauderdale hub, Spirit operates more than 200 daily flights to over 50 destinations in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. In May 2011, the airline began serving Dallas Fort-Worth, where it has rapidly expanded operations. Philadelphia is the 21st city Spirit has announced it is adding at DFW and the 6th this month alone.
"Philadelphia International Airport has once again come through by bringing new air service to our region," said Mayor Michael A. Nutter. "Adding three new airlines to our family of carriers in a matter of months is a strong testimony to our City's attractive air service market. We welcome Spirit Airlines, and I am proud that we can offer even more low fare choices to travelers."
"We are committed to saving our customers money on travel by offering them the lowest fares," says Spirit's Chief Marketing Officer Barry Biffle. "Now travelers from Philadelphia to Dallas/Fort Worth have easy access to the same super low fares that our growing customer following has come to know and love."
Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) operates a fleet of Airbus 319, 320 and 321 aircraft. The airline has a heavy Latin America / Caribbean presence. Its international network includes 4 cities in Colombia, 2 cities in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, the Bahamas, and Puerto Rico. It also has flights to Guatemala, Peru, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Haiti, Panama, Aruba, Mexico City, Saint Thomas and Saint Maarten.
"I want to welcome Spirit Airlines to Philadelphia and thank them for taking us into their growing network with this great new service to Dallas," said Rina Cutler, Deputy Mayor, Transportation and Utilities. "I also want to acknowledge our Airport team for yet another success in bringing new air service and more business to Philadelphia and thank them for their hard work and commitment in providing convenient, affordable flights to our region."
Airport CEO Mark Gale added: "We are very pleased to provide our customers with another great choice in low-cost airlines, and helping to stimulate competition and promote lower fares. In addition to a growing domestic market, Spirit Airlines also has an impressive international network in the Caribbean and Latin America. We are excited Philadelphia is now going to be a part of that dynamic evolution."
In coming to Philadelphia, Spirit Airlines joins an airport that that served 30.8 million passengers in 2011. Currently, 30 airlines offer nearly 600 daily departures to over 120 cities including more than 55 nonstop flights to 36 international cities
Spirit Airlines announces daily flights to Dallas-Fort Worth beginning next year
