{"id":94051,"date":"2024-04-30T21:30:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T21:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/30\/spirit-adds-8-new-routes-boosts-service-in-entrenched-hubs-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T21:30:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T21:30:51","slug":"spirit-adds-8-new-routes-boosts-service-in-entrenched-hubs-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/30\/spirit-adds-8-new-routes-boosts-service-in-entrenched-hubs-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirit adds 8 new routes, boosts service in entrenched hubs – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Spirit Airlines is once again adding a slew of new routes that double down on the airline’s recent strategy of boosting service in entrenched hubs of network carriers.<\/p>\n

This time, the Dania Beach, Florida-based carrier is launching eight new routes for the peak summer season, all of which touch either Dallas-Fort Worth or Detroit. Spirit spokesperson Tommy Fletcher confirmed the new routes directly with TPG.<\/p>\n

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is the largest hub for American Airlines, and it hasn’t historically had any head-to-head competition on the five routes that Spirit is adding. Meanwhile, Spirit will add three routes from Detroit, which is also a Delta Air Lines hub.<\/p>\n

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You’ll find the full table of the new routes below, but highlights include another expansion in Kansas City, where the airline plans to grow from four to eight routes in just a matter of hours.<\/p>\n

(Of the eight new routes announced Tuesday, the two to Kansas City are the only ones that are technically resumptions for Spirit, Cirium schedules show. Spirit used to fly from Detroit to Kansas City as recently as 2021 and from Dallas\/Fort Worth to Kansas City in 2015.)<\/p>\n

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Origin<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\nDestination<\/strong><\/th>\nFlights available<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\nLaunch date<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Dallas-Fort Worth<\/td>\nColumbus, Ohio<\/td>\nFour times weekly<\/td>\nJuly 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dallas-Fort Worth<\/td>\nKansas City<\/td>\nFour times weekly<\/span><\/td>\nJuly 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dallas-Fort Worth<\/td>\nMemphis<\/td>\nThree times weekly<\/td>\nJuly 11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dallas-Fort Worth<\/td>\nMilwaukee<\/td>\nThree times weekly<\/span><\/td>\nJuly 11<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dallas-Fort Worth<\/td>\nSan Antonio<\/td>\nTwo times daily<\/td>\nJuly 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detroit\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nCharleston, South Carolina<\/td>\nFour times weekly<\/span><\/td>\nJuly 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detroit<\/td>\nKansas City<\/td>\nThree times weekly<\/td>\nJuly 11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detroit\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nNashville<\/td>\nDaily<\/span><\/td>\nJuly 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Earlier this month, Spirit announced that it would add two new routes to the Kansas City International Airport (MCI)<\/a> from Boston and Newark. This expansion in MCI comes on the heels of JetBlue Airways announcing that it would pull out of the airport<\/a>. At its peak during 2022, JetBlue flew from MCI to Boston and New York.<\/p>\n

Another interesting addition is Spirit’s new 247-mile service from Dallas to San Antonio. This route will operate twice daily and compete head-to-head with the more than 12 daily flights that American Airlines offers on average.<\/p>\n

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While Spirit might not be able to attract the local market with just two daily flights, the airline has repeatedly said that it’s trying to boost its portfolio of one-stop connecting itineraries<\/a> for travelers.<\/p>\n

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