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Spirit Launching New Jamaica Flights

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - January 15, 2018 - 2:52 pm

By the Caribbean journal staff

Spirit Airlines is expanding its route network in the Caribbean with new service between Baltimore/Washington and Montego Bay, Jamaica.

The new service, which will begin March 22, will operate daily, year round, according to the Miramar, Fla.-based company.

“We are excited to celebrate our growth in these key markets and offer even more ultra-low fares to some of our guests’ favorite destinations,” said Mark Kopczak, Spirit Airlines’ Vice President of Network Planning. “We know these new, nonstop flights will bring more friends together and allow more families to go on vacation.”

Spirit also recently announced the planned launch of new service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood and Cap-Haitien, Haiti in April.

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