Spirit Airlines Is Launching Its First-Ever Flights to Belize from Fort Lauderdale 

Ambergris Caye. Cayo. Cockscomb. Pupusas. Hol Chan. Blancaneaux. Placencia. Belize is as diverse a place as you’ll find in the Caribbean. From the jungle to the beach, the Blue Hole to the jaguar preserve, it’s a tapestry of rich, authentic experiences. 

There’s a reason, after all, why it’s been one of the most popular destinations in the Caribbean in recent years — and the fastest growing. 

Now it’s getting easier to reach, with plans for a new flight from Fort Lauderdale to Belize stating in November, Caribbean Journal has learned. 

Fort-Lauderdale-Belize City Flights 

The new nonstop service from Fort Lauderdale to Belize kicks off Nov. 21. Flights will be running three times per week, Spirit confirmed. It’s the first time Spirit has ever flown to Belize. That means roundtrip frequencies on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. If you haven’t been to Belize, one thing to keep in mind that is if you’re going to its popular corner called Ambergris Caye, you’ll need to book a second flight on a carrier like Tropic Air from Belize City’s airport.

The Growth of Lauderdale 

The expansion only underscores Fort Lauderdale’s growing position as a major source city for Caribbean travel, with South Florida more broadly one of the most important markets for tourism to the region. 

Belize’s Airlift Expansion 

Thanks to its strong tourism numbers, the country has been getting a wave of new air routes from the United States. This winter, Delta is doubling its holiday service from Atlanta to Belize, and United added its first-ever flights from San Francisco to Belize in March, among others. 

What the New Belize Flights Will Cost 

Spirit says the new flights will start at $85 one-way from Fort Lauderdale to Belize, and $180 one-way from Belize to Fort Lauderdale. Right now, the flights are showing up as sold out on Spirits’s website, so it’s hard to say just how much they will cost when it’s all said and done. 

Where to Go When You Get There

As we said, Belize is so many destinations in one; that means you can really customize the kind of vacation you want to plan, whether it’s a retreat into the jungles and rivers, an authentic journey into Garifuna culture in Hopkins; a classic beachy getaway in Ambergris Caye or a fun, hip retreat into endlessly lovable Placencia. 

Some of the Hotels We Love Right Now 

Belize’s diversity doesn’t end at its topography; it’s also filled with cool places to stay of every shape and size. In recent travels, we loved Francis Ford Coppola’s pair of hotels; the villa resort called Seiri Del Mar in Placencia and the Victoria House in Ambegris Caye, among others. If you’re staying in the capital, there’s also the recently-transformed Fort George hotel.