John McCarthy
MIRAMAR — Spirit Airlines is bringing more flights to the territory even as the region as a whole recovers from the destructive 2017 hurricane season.
The Florida-based airline today announced that it will launch nonstop service between Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (STX) in St. Croix and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Broward County on May 24.
St. Croix will be the 65th destination in Spirit’s flight network.
“With this new service to St. Croix, and our continuing resumption of service to other islands impacted by last year’s hurricanes, we are expected to expand on our 12 years of service to the region and continue to deliver ultra-low fares for tourists and locals alike,” said Mark Kopczak, Spirit Airlines’ VP of network planning.
On March 10, Spirit will restore its daily services to pre-storm levels in St. Thomas here and to San Juan and Aguadilla in Puerto Rico. On April 12, the discount airline will expand its service to Kingston, Jamaica, for the summer, and add nonstop service to Cap-Haïtien in Haiti. On May 5, the airline plans to resume its Saturday-only service to Sint Maarten.
The 2017 hurricane season hurled 17 named storms into the Atlantic. The most destructive hurricanes – Harvey, Irma and Maria – all made landfall in the Caribbean.
The storms caused billions of dollars in damage and had a $40 million impact on Spirit.
To read more:
https://sflcn.com/three-airlines-expand-service-st-thomas-usvi/
