Spirit Airlines® Announces Non-Stop Service to Panama City
Fort Lauderdale’s First Non-Stop Service to Panama Begins January 31, 2008
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spirit Airlines announces weekly non-stop service between its Fort Lauderdale base and Panama City, Panama, beginning January 31, 2008.
Panama City is Spirit’s 5th destination in Central America and its 40th destination overall.
In addition to non-stop service from its Fort Lauderdale base, Spirit also will offer connecting service to Panama from its domestic network. Spirit serves all routes with its fleet of Airbus aircraft, the youngest in the Americas.
Spirit Airlines previously announced three new destinations it will serve in 2007. Service to Ponce, Puerto Rico, begins November 1 with daily flights. The inaugural flight to Aruba is on November 10 with weekly flights. Daily service to Freeport, Grand Bahama Island begins on December 13.
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Schedule for non-stop service effective Janaury 31, 2008(1): |
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| To Panama City from: | Depart | Arrive | Flight # | Stops | Frequency | |||||
| Fort Lauderdale | 11:00 pm | 2:00 am | 907 | 0 | Monday, Thursday and Saturday | |||||
| From Panama City to: | Depart | Arrive | Flight # | Stops | Frequency | |||||
| Fort Lauderdale | 2:50 am | 5:45 am | 914 | 0 | Tuesday, Friday and Sunday | |||||
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(1) Subject to foreign government approval |
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Fares: |
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From Fort Lauderdale to Panama |
$8.00 |
January 31, February 2,4,7,9,11 14, & 16 |
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From Panama to Fort Lauderdale |
$8.00 |
February 1,3,5,8,10,12,15,17 |
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From Fort Lauderdale to Panama |
$88.00 |
Valid for travel January 31, 2008 through April 30, 2008. Last day to purchase is November 2, 2007. |
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From Panama to Fort Lauderdale |
$88.00 |
Valid for travel January 31, 2007 through April 30, 2008. Last day to purchase is November 2, 2007. |
$8 must be booked on spiritair.com by 11:59 PM ET on November 2, 2007 for travel on the dates as specified by individual market and by market direction. All fares are for coach class travel unless otherwise indicated and reflect the spiritair.com discount. $88 fares are valid for travel between January 31, 2008 and April 30, 2008, but must be booked on spiritair.com by 11:59 PM ET on November 2, 2007. Fares are each way based on roundtrip purchase, and roundtrip travel is required, but these fares may be combined with other valid and applicable Spirit Airlines fares on other days of the week. Not all markets are operated on a daily basis -- please check spiritair.com for details.
All fares listed on spiritair.com are per customer for each way of travel and include the base fare plus a federal excise tax. Fares do not include (a) a segment tax of $3.40 per U.S. domestic flight segment (a flight segment is defined as one takeoff and landing) of a passenger’s itinerary; (b) up to $18 per round trip in local airport charges; or (c) a September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement originating at a U.S. airport. International itineraries do not include governmental taxes and fees (including U.S. government excise tax) of up to $125 per round trip. Additionally, if sold in, or travel originates in a country outside of the U.S., additional taxes may apply (up to 22% of the fare value per country). Fares are capacity controlled and subject to availability, and will be highly restricted around certain holiday periods. Previously purchased tickets may not be exchanged for these new sale fares. Certain restrictions apply. For best results, please book early.
About Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines, Inc. is the largest Ultra Low Cost Carrier in the United States, Latin America and The Caribbean. Its all-Airbus fleet, the youngest in the Americas, flies more than 185 daily flights to 36 destinations. The company is based in Miramar, Florida, and employs 2,200 professionals.
