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Spirit Airlines (IATA: NK, ICAO: NKS, call sign: Sprit Wings) is a US airline operating scheduled and charter service with headquarters in Miramar, Florida.

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Spirit will start non-stop service between Nassau, Bahamas and NYC's LaGuardia Airport and Orlando International Airport on November 10th. They will also be starting service between Tampa International Airport and Cancun, Mexico on November 10th.

History

Spirit Airlines started out in 1980 as Charter One, a Detroit-based charter tour operator providing travel packages to entertainment destinations such as Atlantic City, Las Vegas and the Bahamas. In 1990, Charter One began scheduled service from Boston and Providence, R.I. to Atlantic City. On May 29, 1992 Charter One brought jet equipment into the fleet, changed its name to Spirit Airlines and inaugurated service from Detroit to Atlantic City.

In April 1993 Spirit Airlines began scheduled service to destinations in Florida. During the next five years Spirit expanded rapidly, increasing service from Detroit and adding service in new markets such as Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Los Angeles and New York.

Spirit relocated its headquarters in December 1999, moving from Eastpointe, Mich. to Miramar, Fla. Expansion continued with the addition of the Chicago market as well as coast-to-coast service to Los Angeles.

In November 2001 Spirit inaugurated service to San Juan, Puerto Rico and implemented a fully-integrated Spanish-language customer service plan including a website and dedicated reservation line.

In 2002, Spirit brought new service to Denver, Colo. and Las Vegas, Nevada as well as expanded service in nearly every market. In the Fall of 2003, Spirit resumed flights to Washington, D.C’s Reagan National Airport, which ended after 9/11, and began service Cancun, Mexico.

In September 2002, Spirit introduced Spirit Plus, an upgraded coach class. The seats are leather and much larger than the COach seats. The have 36' seat pitch, Dedicated Check-In counters at airports, Priority Boarding, and Complimentary Cocktails & Snacks. Though still widely considered lower in quality to some other domestic low-cost carriers, Spirit has been improving its image, service, and fleet.

In 2004 Spirit discontinued service to Denver, Colorado, citing high operatings costs, but added Santo Domingo and Providence to it's network.

In 2005, Spirit Airlines started it's biggest expansion yet, adding more destinations in the Caribbean and the Bahamas. By February 2006, Spirit's portfolio of holiday destinations in the regions will total ten. Spirit also plans on beginning service to Grand Cayman and Mexico City in 2006, and has filed DOT applications to do so.

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Syber Specials

Every couple of weeks, Spirit comes out with special sale prices on many of their flights. They have discounts on mostly all routes but certain flights are discounted by Syber Specials. You can sign up for the e-mail's which will show you the discounted flights.

For every new Airbus plane Spirit recieves, the retire to MD-80's. They are working for an all Airbus fleet.

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