December
03, 2007 04:02 PM Eastern Time
Spirit
Airlines Plans Service to Cartagena, Colombia
Spirit's
Entrance to Cartagena to Be Possible as a Result of Initiatives
Taken by the Colombian Government in Releasing Tariff Floors,
Extending Bilateral Agreements with the U.S., and Including Cartagena
in Open Skies
MIRAMAR,
Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the coming months, passengers will have
a new alternative in flying to Cartagena, Colombia from Fort Lauderdale.
Spirit Airlines has received authorization from the U.S. Department
of Transportation to begin service between the U.S. and Colombia,
and is currently working through the Colombian regulatory process
in order to begin operating the first ultra low cost carrier (ULCC)
service to Colombia.
Spirit
Airlines plans to begin operations from Fort Lauderdale to Cartagena
aboard its fleet of Airbus 319 aircraft. In addition, Spirit
is looking to initiate operations to other Colombian cities subject
to the necessary government authorizations, and will service
the market with fares lower than current competitive fares.
Spirit
will service the operations to Colombia with a fleet of Airbus
319s with a capacity of 144 passengers, which will increase travel
opportunities for travelers to Colombia from South Florida, and
its connecting network throughout the United States, with its
signature ultra low fares.
"We
would like to applaud President Uribe's vision for seeing Cartagena
as a tourism and industrial capital of the Caribbean,"
said Barry Biffle, Spirit 's Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing
Officer. "Spirit will do our part in supporting his vision
by providing low fare access to fuel the growth. "
About
Spirit Airlines
Spirit
Airlines, Inc. is the Ultra Low Cost Carrier (ULCC) in the United
States, Latin America and Caribbean. Its all-Airbus fleet, the
youngest in the Americas, flies more than 200 daily flights to
39 destinations. The company is based in Miramar, Florida, and
employs 2,300 professionals.
Spirit
Airlines, Miramar. Misty Pinson, 954-628-4827. misty.pinson@spiritair.com,
or
Juan Arbelaez E., 954-447-7856. juan.arbelaez@spiritair.com
