Spirit Airlines started out in 1980 as Charter One, a Detroit-based charter tour operator providing travel packages to entertainment destinations such as Atlantic City, Las Vegas and the Bahamas. Ten years later, Charter One began scheduled service from Boston and Providence, R.I. to Atlantic City. On May 29, 1992 Charter One brought jet equipment into the fleet, changed its name to Spirit Airlines and inaugurated service from Detroit to Atlantic City.Spirit Airlines ULCC (Ultra Low Cost Carrier) approach liberates customers from being forced into paying for services they do not desire or use. Spirits ultra low cost model, driven from numerous efficiencies, new aircraft, advanced technology and dedicated staff, allows the airline to take this approach, offering savings to millions of customers in the United States, Bahamas, Caribbean, Central and South America.

Spirit Airlines services its planes through maintenance operations at Detroit’s Metro Airport. Here Spirit has a 100,000 square foot facility and employs over 400 airline maintenance technicians to help maintain Spirit’s perfect safety record and on-time operation. Skylights magazine is a bi-monthly, four-color glossy publication distributed aboard all Spirit Airlines planes. The publication features destinations and light-hearted features that capture the Spirit of the airline. Leading low cost carrier to the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Central and Latin America.Service to more places in the Caribbean and Latin America than any other low fare, low cost airline.Spirit Airlines all Airbus fleet consists of A319 and A321 aircraft and is the youngest fleet in the Americas.

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