Spirit Airlines Expands Connections to Puerto Rico

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Image: A Spirit Airlines airplane. (Photo Credit: Spirit Airlines)
Lacey Pfalz
by Lacey Pfalz
Last updated: 10:20 AM ET, Tue May 9, 2023

Spirit Airlines is expanding its connections into Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) with five new daily nonstop flight routes into key cities around the nation, as well as expanded service for four popular routes. 

On May 5, the airline launched four new daily nonstop routes between SJU and Atlanta (ATL), Dallas (DFW), Detroit (DTW) and Chicago (ORD). Additionally, the flights between SJU and Baltimore (BWI) and Orlando (MCO) doubled to twice daily; the service between SJU and Orlando increased to five times each day. 

Travelers can register for the Free Spirit loyalty program to earn Double Points for traveling on any of the new routes when they book by June 5, 2023 for travel through August 31, 2023. 

"Our commitment to Puerto Rico stretches more than two decades, and it's exciting for us to celebrate today with an expansion that grows our SJU service to the largest it's ever been, now serving 16 nonstop destinations plus increased frequencies to key markets," said Bobby Schroeter, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Spirit Airlines. "We're so thankful to the Puerto Rican community for embracing us, and we're grateful for our incredible Spirit Family members in San Juan, Aguadilla & Ponce, and our valued airport partners.”

The service between SJU and Hartford (BDL) will expand to three times each week beginning June 7. Also launching that day is the second daily route between SJU and Newark (EWR). 

"We are excited about the economic and market growth these flights will create for Puerto Rico as a top travel destination in the Caribbean. Spirit's decision to add new connections from five important hubs from the US and the increase in frequency of flights from four others, aligns with our vision and strategy to further develop or air access and strengthen the overall tourism activity, one of the key sectors of our economy," said Carlos Mercado Santiago, Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company.


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Lacey Pfalz

Lacey Pfalz

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Lacey Pfalz is Associate Editor at TravelPulse. She's a passionate advocate of responsible travel and believes the best travel experiences happen outside of a planned itinerary. Lacey currently lives in rural Wisconsin. She can be reached at [email protected].

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