23 Facts About Spirit Airlines

Spirit Airlines Inc is a major American ultra-low-cost carrier headquartered in Miramar, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area.

Spirit Airlines was the eighth largest passenger carrier in North America as of 2020, as well as the largest ultra-low-cost carrier in North America.

Spirit Airlines changed its name to Ground Air Transfer, Inc, in 1974.

The airline service was founded in 1983 in Macomb County, Michigan, by Ned Homfeld as Charter One Spirit Airlines, a Detroit-based charter tour operator providing travel packages to entertainment destinations such as Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and the Bahamas.

The overbooking occurred because Spirit Airlines had given incorrect instructions to travel agents, causing those tickets not to be valid, even though the customers had paid for the flights.

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Spirit Airlines initially had their headquarters in Eastpointe, Michigan in Metro Detroit.

In November 2001, Spirit Airlines inaugurated service to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and implemented a fully integrated Spanish-language customer service plan including a website and dedicated reservation line.

Spirit Airlines began service to Grand Cayman, San Francisco, and Boston in 2006, and in 2007 filed DOT applications to offer service to Costa Rica, Haiti, the Netherlands Antilles and Venezuela.

On June 3,2008, Spirit Airlines made a WARN application to potentially relocate or lay off hundreds of pilots and flight attendants, and the closure of their San Juan and LaGuardia crew bases.

In September 2008, Spirit Airlines began placing advertisements on the side of aircraft, overhead bins, tray tables, seatback inserts and bulkheads.

At that time, Spirit Airlines pilots were among the lowest-paid Airbus pilots in the United States.

On June 12,2010, Spirit Airlines grounded its flights when its unionized pilots walked out on strike, stranding thousands of passengers.

In 2007, Spirit Airlines Plus was rebranded as "Big Front Seat" and business class service was discontinued.

In February 2018, Spirit Airlines was the only airline in North America to make the list of the top 10 safest in the world.

In May 2018, Spirit Airlines announced that they would be the first ultra-low-cost carrier to fit their aircraft with high-speed WiFi access that started in fall 2018.

On December 23,2019, Spirit Airlines announced its intention to purchase 100 new Airbus A320neo family aircraft.

In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Spirit Airlines received $334 million in aid in the form of grants and loans via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act ; the money was used to fund employees until September 30.

Spirit Airlines claimed it notified the Centers for Disease Control but there was no record of the contact.

On February 7,2022, Spirit announced its intention to be acquired by Frontier Airlines pending regulatory approval, with Frontier Airlines stock being the surviving entity.

Spirit Airlines, Inc is a Delaware corporation that is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

Spirit Airlines has its headquarters at 2800 Executive Way, Miramar, Florida, having moved there from its previous Eastpointe location in 1999.

Under CEO Ben Baldanza, Spirit Airlines began a transition to an ultra-low-cost carrier, following a fare model involving charging for amenities that are often included in the base ticket price of traditional carriers.

Spirit Airlines has been the subject of complaints, and to punitive actions by the United States Department of Transportation.