Spirit Airlines Announces New Service Boston -
Atlantic City To Begin May 1, 2009

Fares from $9 each way* available at www.spiritair.com

Miramar, Florida (December 16, 2008) - Spirit Airlines today announced that the ultra low cost carrier will begin service between Boston and Atlantic City on May 1, 2009. 

To celebrate this expansion, $9 introductory fares* are available today and tomorrow at www.spiritair.com.

“We are thrilled that that these communities are creating the right environment for Spirit to continue to grow these important focus cities,” said Spirit’s Chief Marketing Officer Barry Biffle.  “We look forward to continuing to offer the ultra low fares and no hidden fees that our passengers have come to know and love.”

“Thanks to Spirit Airlines people who travel by air to come to Atlantic City will no longer be forced to fly into Philadelphia or Newark, and the local passengers who enjoy the ease and convenience of the Atlantic City International Airport will now have direct service to Boston and the New England region without the hassle of traveling through the surrounding metro airports,” said Bart R. Mueller, Executive Director for the South Jersey Transportation Authority.

Schedule for Spirit’s Boston-Atlantic City service effective May 1, 2009:

Introductory Fares*

Special Hotel Offers

Tropicana Casino and Resort is offering rooms starting at just $59, which includes two show tickets.  For more information visit www.tropicana.net and enter ‘TSPIRIT’ in the special offer box.

Atlantic City’s newest boutique hotel, The Chelsea, is featuring rates from $79 per night exclusively for Spirit customers.  For reservations, call 800-548-3030 and request the Chelsea Spirit package.

Harrah's Entertainment casinos and resorts in Atlantic City, which includes Harrah's Resort, Caesars, Bally's and Showboat, is offering rates as low as $69 per night through the winter.  Visit www.acstay.com for details.

Visit www.SpiritVacations.com for more great air inclusive deals.

About Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines, Inc. (www.spiritair.com) is the largest Ultra Low Cost Carrier (ULCC) in the United States, Latin America and Caribbean.  Its all-Airbus fleet, the youngest in the Americas, flies more than 200 daily flights to 43 destinations.  The company is based in Miramar, Florida, and employs 2,300 professionals.

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*Individual travel-date specific fares must be booked on spiritair.com by 11:59 PM ET on December 17th, 2008 for travel on the dates as specified by individual market and by market direction. To be eligible to purchase the lowest of these fares you must be a member of the Spirit Airlines $9 Fare Club -- please see spiritair.com for details. Fares are for coach class travel unless otherwise specified and reflect the spiritair.com discount. Fares are each way based on roundtrip purchase, and roundtrip travel is required, but these fares may be combined with other valid and applicable Spirit Airlines fares on other dates of travel. Not all markets are operated on a daily basis during the travel period, or necessarily for the entire travel period -- please see spiritair.com for details. All customers are allowed one free carry-on bag. Fees for bags paid in advance online at www.spiritair.com are $15 each way for the first bag only. The fee for Bag 2 is $25 each way, and items 3 thru 5 are $100.00 per item each way. When paying at the airport, fees for the first and second bags are $25 per bag each way. There is no charge to check wheelchairs, strollers, car seats, or other assistive devices. Items that are overweight or oversized will continue to be weighed and sized at the airport, and fees collected when checking in. Golf club and boxes/containers are acceptable and can be prepaid online provided they meet weight and or size restrictions. Additional bags can be pre-purchased at any time provided inventory is available. (No less than one (1) hour prior to departure). All checked baggage fees are non-refundable. Customers involved in a stop-over flight that involves a connection of over 4 hours will be charged based on point to point travel. All fares listed on spiritair.com are per customer for each way of travel and include the base fare plus a federal excise tax and all fuel surcharges. Fares do not include (a) a segment tax of $3.50 per U.S. domestic flight segment (a flight segment is defined as one takeoff and landing) of a passenger’s itinerary; (b) up to $18 per round trip in local airport charges; or (c) a September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement originating at a U.S. airport. International itineraries do not include governmental taxes and fees (including U.S. government excise tax) of up to $125 per round trip. Additionally, if sold in, or travel originates in a country outside of the U.S., additional taxes may apply (up to 22% of the fare value per country). Fares are subject to availability and may not be available on all flights or on all days, and will be highly restricted around certain holiday periods. Previously purchased tickets may not be exchanged for these new sale fares. Certain restrictions apply. For best results, please book early.