Spirit Airways began operating a direct trip to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. today out of Islip’s Long Island MacArthur Airport.
But the Florida-based discount airline is marking the event with a very special promotion. Today only, Spirit is selling $9 flights.
(For $9, you can’t even drive to Montauk from MacArthur.)
The flight dates however are set: May 9, May 10, June 2 and June 3.
From the Centre Daily Times story:
The new service is ideal for connecting Long Island travelers to South Florida, as well as throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.
Spirit is celebrating this new service with $9 introductory fares(1) available today at www.spiritair.com. Every day value season fares from $87 are also available at www.spiritair.com.
The new route will be operated by Spirit’s new Airbus fleet, the youngest in the Americas.
“We’re thrilled to offer travelers from the northeast a convenient low fare link via our Fort Lauderdale gateway to a variety of exciting destinations throughout the Caribbean and Latin America,” said Mark Kopczak, Spirit’s Senior Director of Network Planning. “Long Island MacArthur is the 43rd destination that Spirit has added to our growing Latin America and Caribbean gateway.”
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