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Spirit Airlines Announces $9 Flights* to Las Vegas from Los Angeles

Dépèche transmise le 8 mars 2011 par Business Wire

MIRAMAR, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spirit Airlines today announced that on May 5, 2011, the ultra low cost carrier will begin five daily non-stop flights between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

To celebrate, Spirit is offering $9 fares* (each way based on round trip purchase) at www.spirit.com available for travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between May 10 and June 15, 2011.

Schedule for Spirit’s Los Angeles (LAX) – Las Vegas (LAS) service effective May 5, 2011:

		Depart		Arrive		Flight #		Stops		Frequency
From Los Angeles to Las Vegas		6:30 am		7:40 am		188		0		Sat only
		7:00 am		8:10 am		188**		0		Daily except Sat
		9:55 am		11:05 am		470		0		Daily
		1:50 pm		2:55 pm		446		0		Daily
		4:05 pm		5:10 pm		388		0		Daily
		8:40 pm		9:45 pm		788		0		Daily
From Las Vegas to Los Angeles		7:50 am		8:55 am		111**		0		Daily except Sat
		8:10 am		9:15 am		111		0		Sat only
		11:15 am		12:25 pm		469		0		Daily
		2:15 pm		3:25 pm		411		0		Daily
		6:50 pm		8:00 pm		245		0		Daily
		10:00 pm		11:10 pm		711		0		Daily

**Flights begin May 6, 2011.

$9 Fares* (each way based on round trip purchase):

		One-Way		Applicable dates
Los Angeles – Las Vegas		$9		Travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between May 10 and June 15, 2011
Las Vegas – Los Angeles		$9		Travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between May 10 and June 15, 2011

About Spirit Airlines

Spirit Airlines (www.spirit.com) is the largest Ultra Low Cost Carrier (ULCC) in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. As the unbundling leader in the industry, Spirit allows consumers the option of paying only for the features they value without subsidizing the choices of others. Its all-Airbus fleet flies more than 150 daily flights to 44 destinations. The company is based in South Florida.

Media Note:

Spirit aircraft photos and video b-roll is available at http://marketing.spirit.com/press.

* Fares must be booked on spirit.com for travel on the dates as specified by individual market and by market direction. Fares are valid for travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays only between May 10, 2011 and June 15, 2011. Fares are based each way on roundtrip purchase and roundtrip travel is required, but these fares may be combined with other valid and applicable Spirit Airlines fares on other dates of travel. These fares require a 7-day advance purchase. Fares are for coach class travel unless otherwise specified and reflect the spirit.com discount. To become a member of the Spirit Airlines $9 Fare Club, please go to www.spirit.com for details on how to become a member of the Spirit Airlines $9 Fare Club. Not all markets are operated on a daily basis during the travel period, or necessarily for the entire travel period -- please see www.spirit.com for details.

Travel within the United States

Quoted fare includes the base fare, any fuel surcharges and a 7.5% U.S. excise tax. The quoted fare does not include the following taxes and fees that may apply to your air travel:

- September 11th Security Fee: A September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 applies per enplanement originating at a U.S. airport up to $10 per roundtrip.

- Domestic Segment Tax: A segment tax of $3.70 per U.S. domestic flight segment (a flight segment is defined as one takeoff and landing).

- Passenger Facility Charges (PFC): Up to $18 per round trip per customer in local airport charges.

International Flights (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands)

- September 11th Security Fee: A September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 applies per enplanement originating at a U.S. airport up to $10 per roundtrip.

- Arrival in the U.S. inspection fees of up to $17.50.

- Passenger Facility Charges (PFC): Up to $18 per round trip per customer in local airport charges.

- Other governmental taxes and fees (including U.S. government excise tax) of up to $100.00 per round trip. Additionally, if sold in, or travel originates in a country outside of the U.S., additional taxes, fees and airport charges may apply (up to 22% of the fare value per country).

- International Service Recovery Fee: International Service Recovery Fee of $5.00 per traveling customer per one way travel is included and applies to all international reservations excluding flights originating in or departing from airports in Colombia or Panama as well as those bookings created directly at Spirit Airlines' airport locations.

- Travel must originate in the U.S. for fares listed for Colombian destinations.

All Travel

- Passenger Usage Fee: Passenger Usage Fee of $8 per traveling customer per one way travel is included and applies to all reservations with the exception of those bookings created directly at Spirit Airlines’ airport locations. All fares are subject to change until confirmed and purchased.

- Certain fares exclude Fuel Pass Through, including itineraries originating in Colombia where there is a mandated fuel surcharge that differs from the Fuel Pass Through.

Please go to www.spirit.com for a complete list of Spirit Airlines' Travel Policies and Contract of Carriage.