Spirit Airlines Resumes Seasonal Service Between Fort Lauderdale and
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

$79 Fares* Available at www.spiritair.com

Miramar, Florida (May 04, 2009) –This week, ultra low cost carrier Spirit Airlines resumed seasonal non-stop service between its Fort Lauderdale home and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

To celebrate, $79 fares* are available today and tomorrow at www.spiritair.com.

“We are happy to continue offering seasonal service to one of the Caribbean’s premier leisure destinations,” said Spirit’s Senior Director Network Planning Mark Kopczak.  “We’re also looking forward to bringing Spirit’s ultra low fares to the residents of the Dominican Republic.”

This route will be operated by Spirit’s Airbus fleet, the youngest in the Americas.

Schedule for Spirit’s Fort Lauderdale-Punta Cana, Dominican Republic seasonal service:

May 2, 2009 through June 17, 2009

June 18, 2009 – August 16, 2009

August 17, 2009 through September 8, 2009

Introductory Fares*

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 150 daily flights to 39 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 12:59 PM ET on May 5, 2009 for travel on the dates as specified by individual market and by market direction. Date-specific fares to and from Cartagena, Medellin and Bogota, Colombia are available for purchase originating ONLY in the United States of America. Other fares must be booked on spiritair.com by 12:59 PM ET on May 5, 2009, and are valid for travel daily between May 11, 2009 and June 23, 2009, and between August 11, 2009 and November 15, 2009. These fares require a 7 day advance purchase. 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 $19 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 $3.60 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; (c) a September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement originating at a U.S. airport; or (d) a Passenger Usage Fee of $4.90 each way. 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.