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JASP-1

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Spirit Continues Caribbean Expansion; More Service to Montego Bay and Intra-Florida Service to Add Convenient Connections to the Caribbean

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2005--Spirit Airlines continues to strengthen its position as the leading low cost carrier to the Caribbean. Effective November 10, 2005, Spirit will add non-stop service between Orlando and Montego Bay, Jamaica(1). Spirit will also add intra-Florida service with flights from both Orlando (effective November 10) and Tampa (effective December 15) to Fort Lauderdale. This new service to Fort Lauderdale in addition to being available for local traffic will give Tampa and Orlando area residents convenient low fare connections to numerous tropical destinations:

-- Cancun, Mexico

-- Nassau, Bahamas

-- San Juan, Puerto Rico

-- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

-- Montego Bay, Jamaica

-- Kingston, Jamaica

"We are really delighted to add this service for the area residents of Orlando and Tampa," said Barry Biffle, Chief Marketing Officer of Spirit Airlines. "For Orlando, on November 10th, we'll be adding non-stop service to both Nassau and Montego Bay along with service to Fort Lauderdale with connections to the rest of our Caribbean markets. This fall, Tampa residents will be able to fly non-stop to Cancun, Mexico and with this new flight to Fort Lauderdale will have convenient and low fare connections to the Bahamas and the Caribbean."

"This new service punctuates our position as the leading low cost carrier to the Caribbean," continued Biffle. "More than 24% of our schedule will be serving the Bahamas and the Caribbean by the end of the year."

Fares

Fares are available on spiritair.com.

Orlando or Tampa to/from Fort Lauderdale from $44(A) each way

Orlando to/from Montego Bay from $104(A) each way

(1) Service between Orlando and Montego Bay operates Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays 11/10/05 - 12/14/05 and then becomes daily. Schedules effective November 10, 2005From Orlando to: Depart Arrive Flight Number StopsFort Lauderdale 8:15AM 9:10AM 675 0Montego Bay, Jamaica 11:45PM 1:40PM 861 0To Orlando from: Depart Arrive Flight Number StopsFort Lauderdale 8:00PM 9:05PM 626 0Montego Bay 2:45PM 4:40PM 866 0Schedules effective December 15, 2005From Tampa to: Depart Arrive Flight Number StopsFort Lauderdale 8:00AM 8:55AM 743 0To Tampa from: Depart Arrive Flight Number StopsFort Lauderdale 8:05PM 9:00PM 872 0

(A) Domestic fares reflect the $5 off spiritair.com discount. All fares are an additional $5 each way for travel on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Fares to Fort Lauderdale require a 12 day advanced. Fares are each way based on round trip purchase. 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. 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. Refer to spiritair.com for specific day availability. Certain restrictions apply. For best results, please book early.

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 20 cities in the United States, Bahamas and the Caribbean with 125 daily flights.

In addition to comfortable Coach class service, Spirit offers Spirit Plus, a low cost business class with 2-by-2 leather seating with 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 22 MD-80 aircraft.



I also hear we are going to hire 125 pilots next year, that is the RUMOR for the moment!
 
JASP-1 said:
I also hear we are going to hire 125 pilots next year, that is the RUMOR for the moment!

OK, I'll be the party pooper. JASP-1, why would you want to be passing off this "sunshine up my skirt" stuff?

To anyone getting their hopes up about the potential newhire classes, I can only say this: last year we had our pick of a very good group of pilots. We brought them in, promised them a short (less than two year) upgrade, etc. Then we used them as bargaining chips in concession talks and as furlough fodder. BTW, "we" means Spirit ownership, not the pilots. Any one of these guys (were talking furloughed TWA Captains, etc) would be first to tell potential newhires that Spirit is not a good place to be on the bottom.

For anyone who cares, we are most likely less than four weeks away from informational picketing. We're tired of the company continually ignoring/reinterpreting our contract. I'm afraid the the newhire rumor is just another attempt to manipulate opinion within the current pilot staff.
enigma
 
Ok, now I know why balda$$ says we can't make money even if the airplanes are full!!!!


Buy 1 get one free ???? no kidding free seats = no money, nice going genius


Spirit's Caribbean Buy One Get One Free* Sale Spirit Airlines is offering a buy one get one free* sale for travel to and from the Caribbean! Customers booking a new reservation on spiritair.com by 11:59PM EST on 8/12/05 for travel now through 10/12/05 to or from the Caribbean will receive a travel voucher in the same amount of the reservation they purchased (less taxes and fees) that when booked by 11/15/05, is good for travel through 9/30/06.

In order to take advantage customers must:

  • Register for the promotion in the form below. Note: You must register for this specific promotion to be qualified even if you are already a Syber Specials subscriber and/or are signed up for another Spirit promotion.
  • Buy a new ticket on spiritair.com by 11:59PM EST 8/12/2005 for departing and return travel now through 10/12/05 to or from the following markets:

    [*]Atlantic City to/from Cancun/San Juan/Santo Domingo
    [*]Chicago/O’Hare to/from Cancun/San Juan/Santo Domingo
    [*]Detroit to/from Cancun/San Juan/Santo Domingo
    [*]Fort Lauderdale to/from Cancun/San Juan/Santo Domingo
    [*]NY/LaGuardia to/from Cancun/San Juan/Santo Domingo
    [*]Orlando to/from San Juan
    [*]Providence to/from Cancun/San Juan/Santo Domingo
    [*]Washington, D.C./Reagan National to/from Cancun/San Juan/Santo Domingo
  • Travel on itinerary booked. No modifications allowed.
  • On or about 10/12/05 Spirit will email a voucher in the amount of the ticket purchased less any taxes and fees to the registered e-mail address provided that e-mail address registered matches the e-mail given on the spiritair.com purchase page.
  • Vouchers given on or about 10/12/05, must be booked by 11/15/05, and travel must be completed by 9/30/06
 
Oh yeah, 13 new hires in September, get your resumes everyone.


NOT!!!
 

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