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SPIRIT AIRLINES® heads to Grand Bahama Island

FORT LAUDERDALE – Spirit Airlines will begin offering daily nonstop service between its Fort Lauderdale base and Grand Bahama Island beginning December 13, 2007. Service will be via the Grand Bahama International Airport in Freeport, Bahamas.

Grand Bahama Island is Spirit’s 21st destination in the Bahamas, Caribbean and Latin America region, and its 37th destination overall.

In addition to nonstop service from its Fort Lauderdale base, Spirit also will offer connecting service to Grand Bahama Island from its domestic network. Spirit serves all routes with its fleet of Airbus aircraft, the youngest in the Americas.

“We are very pleased to offer our terrific low-fare service to one of the world’s most beautiful destinations,” said Barry Biffle, Spirit Airlines’ Chief Marketing Officer. “We’re looking forward to taking travelers to enjoy Grand Bahama Island, and, likewise, Spirit is providing an excellent low fare option to Bahamians to travel and enjoy the amenities of South Florida or any of our other destinations.”

According to Tourism and Aviation Minister, the Honourable Neko C. Grant, “We are delighted to welcome to Grand Bahama Island, the daily service of Spirit Airlines between Freeport, the island’s capital city, and Fort Lauderdale. Its addition will not only broaden our access to the South Floridian market, which drives so much of our business, but will also mean greater accessibility to other markets served by Spirit.”

The Minister further commented, that “Grand Bahama Island is home to some of the world’s best beaches, and has ideal conditions for boating, fishing, diving and a host of authentically Bahamian experiences. This boost in airlift to Grand Bahama Island will certainly play a key role in stimulating the island’s stopover market.

We are pleased to establish this new relationship with Spirit Airlines and the potential for additional non-stop service to Grand Bahama Island from other Spirit-originating markets is certainly noteworthy. We look forward to a lasting impact on our tourism industry.”

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