Twice-daily service to Los Angeles started tonight, Las Vegas service begins April 14.
SEATTLE – The Port of Seattle welcomes the first new domestic airline since 2008 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with tonight’s inaugural flight of Spirit Airlines to Los Angeles. Travelers in the region will see with two daily nonstop flights to LAX and will add twice-daily service to Las Vegas beginning April 14, 2016.
“Spirit Airlines has a unique business model with their unbundled fare, providing customers in our region a new option of the ultra low-cost fare,” said Lance Lyttle, Managing Director of Sea-Tac Airport. “The opportunity to be a world-class airport also brings with it the need to broaden choices for our travelers. Spirit will do just that.”
Sea-Tac was the fastest growing large airport in the country in 2015, with nearly 13 percent growth from the previous year and tallied a fifth straight passenger record of more than 42.3 million. Through the first two months of 2016, Sea-Tac is seeing double digit growth continuing at nearly 10 percent.
“Seattle-Tacoma is the perfect new city to expand our growing network,” said Mark Kopczak, Vice President of Network Planning for Spirit Airlines. “Spirit’s super low Bare Fares, with Frill Control allows customers to choose only those extras they want to pay for and gives them the most control over their travel budget. By saving on travel, our customers have more money left over for when they get to their destination.”
From Los Angeles, Spirit flies nonstop to 18 cities, including Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington DC, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New Orleans (starting April 14, 2016), Oakland/San Francisco, Philadelphia (starting April 13, 2016), Phoenix (starting April 8, 2016), Portland (starting March 25, 2016) and Seattle-Tacoma.
From Las Vegas, Spirit flies nonstop to 19 cities, including Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington DC, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New Orleans. Oakland/San Francisco, Philadelphia, Portland (OR), San Diego, and Seattle-Tacoma (starting April 14, 2016).
Photo caption: First Spirit Flight Into Sea-Tac.
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