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September 01, 2005 11:44 AM US Eastern Timezone
St. Thomas Has Spirit! Spirit Airlines Announces Service to St. Thomas with Fares Starting at $99(A)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 1, 2005--Spirit Airlines announces new non-stop, daily service from Fort Lauderdale to St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands beginning December 15, 2005. Spirit will offer connecting service from its Fort Lauderdale hub to the destination from Atlanta, Atlantic City, Chicago/O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, NY/LaGuardia, Orlando, Providence/Boston Area, Tampa, and Washington, D.C./Reagan National.
This new service will support Spirit's Caribbean expansion as well as its position as the leading low cost carrier to the Caribbean. By the end of 2005, 24% of Spirit's service will be in the Caribbean and the Bahamas.
"We are delighted to add service to St. Thomas, in the US Virgin Islands, as an important element of our expansion in the Caribbean," said Barry Biffle, Chief Marketing Officer of Spirit Airlines. "St. Thomas, America's Caribbean, is an ideal addition to our growing route map and we are confident that our new service will help grow the local economy by increasing tourism."
"We are very excited about the start of Spirit Airlines' new seven-day service from Fort Lauderdale (one of the nation's fastest growing gateways) to St. Thomas," stated U.S. Virgin Islands Commissioner of Tourism Pamela C. Richards. "These additional new flights will provide travelers with even more convenient options when visiting the U.S. Virgin Islands from the U.S. and abroad, and they will launch just in time for the busy winter season."
Introductory fares must be booked on spiritair.com by
September 30, 2005:
St. Thomas To/From Coach (Mon-Thu) Coach (Fri-Sun)
Fort Lauderdale from $99(A) each way from $119(A) each way
Atlanta from $199(A) each way from $199(A) each way
Atlantic City from $199(A) each way from $199(A) each way
Chicago/O'Hare from $159(A) each way from $179(A) each way
Dallas/Fort Worth from $199(A) each way from $199(A) each way
Detroit from $199(A) each way from $199(A) each way
NY/LaGuardia from $159(A) each way from $179(A) each way
Orlando from $139(A) each way from $159(A) each way
Providence/Boston Area from $199(A) each way from $199(A) each way
Tampa from $139(A) each way from $159(A) each way
Washington, D.C. from $159(A) each way from $179(A) each way
(A) Fares must be booked on spiritair.com by 11:59PM EDT on
September 30, 2005. Fares reflect the spiritair.com discount.
Fares are for coach class and are each way based on round-trip
purchase, and roundtrip travel is required. Fares do not
include (a) a segment tax of $3.20 per U.S. domestic flight
segment of a passenger's itinerary: a flight segment is
defined as one takeoff and landing; (b) up to $18 per round
trip in local airport charges; and (c) September 11th Security
Fee of $2.50 per enplanement originating at a U.S. airport, up
to $5 per one way or $10 per round trip. Virgin Island /
Puerto Rico fares do not include government taxes and fees of
$14.10 each way. International fares do not include Government
taxes and fees up to $125 per round trip. Fares are subject to
availability and may not be available on all flights on all
days. Certain restrictions apply. For best results, please
book early.
Schedule to/from St. Thomas effective December 15, 2005:
To St. Thomas From Depart Arrive Stops
Fort Lauderdale 10:45am 2:30pm 0
Atlanta 7:30am 2:30pm 1/FLL
Atlantic City 7:05am 2:30pm 1/FLL
Chicago/O'Hare 6:00am 2:30pm 1/FLL
Dallas/Fort Worth 6:05am 2:30pm 1/FLL
Detroit 7:00am 2:30pm 1/FLL
NY/LaGuardia 6:40am 2:30pm 1/FLL
Orlando 8:15am 2:30pm 1/FLL
Providence/Boston Area 6:40am 2:30pm 1/FLL
Tampa 8:00am 2:30pm 1/FLL
Washington, D.C./Reagan National 7:30am 2:30pm 1/FLL
From St. Thomas To Depart Arrive Stops
Fort Lauderdale 3:30pm 5:25pm 0
Atlanta 3:30pm 8:40pm 1/FLL
Atlantic City 3:30pm 9:35pm 1/FLL
Chicago/O'Hare 3:30pm 9:10pm 1/FLL
Dallas/Fort Worth 3:30pm 9:50pm 1/FLL
Detroit 3:30pm 9:35pm 1/FLL
NY/LaGuardia 3:30pm 10:05pm 1/FLL
Orlando 3:30pm 9:00pm 1/FLL
Providence/Boston Area 3:30pm 9:55pm 1/FLL
Tampa 3:30pm 9:00pm 1/FLL
Washington, D.C./Reagan National 3:30pm 9:10pm 1/FLL
About Spirit Airlines
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 cities in the United States, Bahamas and the Caribbean with 125 daily flights.
In addition to comfortable Coach class service, Spirit offers Spirit Plus, business class with 2-by-2 leather seating, an extra 6 inches of legroom vs coach in the Airbus fleet, complimentary cocktails and snacks.
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 6 A319, 5 A321, and 16 MD-80 aircraft. For more information, fares, schedules and reservations visit http://www.spiritair.com or call 1-800-772-7117 (en Espanol, 1-800-756-7117).
Contacts
Spirit Airlines, Fort Lauderdale
Rebecca Rivera, 954-628-4827
[email protected]
Wish they were starting October 1st! Those rates are much better than the $400 plus we spent for our flight from Orlando. Maybe it will make a return trip more affordable in the future. 🙂
Gatofan
in the story I read, they also stated they hopede to expand the service to include St. Croix in the future.
One Love Ironman
Gatorfan, we Nole fans agree with you. I don't think I'll ever understand airfares. We usually pay $450, and only get that after a lot of searching, out of Orlando, yet people from Philly or Chicago, etc. seem to get rates around $300 or so. Maybe we'll finally get a break.
Glad to see Gators and Noles can agree on something! You'd think we'd get a few breaks since we are a little closer than Chicago and Philadelphia. I looked all over for a direct flight but that was nowhere to be found. Instead, we are transferring in San Juan and hoping for a smooth flight! In the future that direct flight will be a welcome change!
Gatorfan
This is great !! I travel to the island for business and it is very expensive.. thanks
