Spirit Airlines
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| IATA code : | NK |
| ICAO code : | NKS |
| Call sign : | SPIRIT WINGS |
| Founding: | 1980 |
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Miramar , United States
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| Home airport : | Fort Lauderdale |
| Company form: | Corporation |
| ISIN : | US8485771021 |
| IATA prefix code : | 487 |
| Management: | Robert Fornaro ( CEO ) |
| Number of employees: | 2,200 (2011) |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Free Spirit |
| Fleet size: | 152 (+ 85 orders) |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | spirit.com |
Spirit Airlines is a US low-cost airline based in Miramar, Florida and based at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport .
history
Spirit Airlines was founded in 1980 as Charter One in Eastpointe and initially only served regional destinations.
In 2006, Spirit introduced the Free Spirit frequent flyer program , and on January 25, 2007, it ordered 30 Airbus A319-100 aircraft, making it the customer of the 5000th aircraft in the Airbus A320 family . In the meantime, the company changed its corporate design, including the painting of its fleet, from a black / silver scheme to a white / blue one.
As a low-cost airline, Spirit Airlines pursues a comparatively radical no-frills approach . For example, not only seat reservations, meals on board and checked baggage are subject to additional charges, but also hand baggage.
Destinations
Spirit offers national and international scheduled flights to around 56 destinations, around a third of which are to and from the Caribbean and Central America . Spirit has its main hubs at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and, on a smaller scale, at several other airports.
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As of April 2020, the Spirit Airlines fleet consists of 152 aircraft with an average age of 6.0 years:
| Aircraft type | active | ordered | Remarks | Seats ( Business / Economy ) |
Average age
(April 2020) |
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| Airbus A319-100 | 31 | 145 (10/135) | 13.6 years | ||
| Airbus A320-200 | 64 | 46 with winglets provided | 178 (4/174) | 5.6 years | |
| Airbus A320neo | 27 | 85 | equipped with PW1000G engines ; Orders also include Airbus A319neo and A321neo | 182 (8/174) | 1.3 years |
| Airbus A321-200 | 30th | all equipped with winglets | 218 (4/214) | 3.3 years | |
| total | 152 | 85 | 6.0 years |
| Aircraft type | number | First floatation | Last eradication |
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| McDonnell Douglas DC-9 | 18th | 1992 | 2003 |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | 37 | 1998 | 2010 |
| Airbus A319-100 | 4th | 2005 | partially active |
| Airbus A321-200 | 6th | 2004 | partially active |
See also
Web links
- Spirit Airlines website (English, Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b spirit.com - Spirit Airlines Fact Sheet PDF file (English) accessed on January 24, 2015
- ↑ airliners.de - 5000th order for the Airbus A320 family, January 25, 2007 accessed on June 5, 2015
- ↑ spirit.com - Our Optional Services (English) Retrieved on July 30, 2013
- ↑ Investor Presentation. May 31, 2016, accessed on August 16, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Spirit Airlines Fleet Details and History. Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
- ↑ Orders and deliveries Airbus. In: Airbus.com. Retrieved September 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Spirit's A320neo engines have problems. In: Flugrevue.de. April 10, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2019 .
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