Spirit Voted Best Airline

Ultra low cost carrier celebrates with 30-cent and 69-cent fares* to Cancun and Santo Domingo

Miramar, Florida (June 23, 2009) – The votes are in and the people have spoken. Spirit has been voted best airline and the ultra low cost carrier is celebrating by offering 30-cent fares to Cancun and 69-cent fares to Santo Domingo.

The International Business Council of Florida (IBCF) has presented Spirit Airlines with the “Florida Business Award” for best company in the airline category. Spirit was among a select group of finalists nominated by the IBCF’s strategic alliance partners, including leading business organizations and chambers of commerce from throughout the state. Final winners were determined during online voting open to the public. Spirit was hands down the top vote getter in the airline category garnering 44 percent of the votes and beating out American, Delta, Southwest and United, among others.

The International Business Council of Florida’s “Florida Business Award” was created to honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of Florida organizations and businesses. It is one of the largest award celebrations in the State, recognizing the outstanding performance of 23 business categories. Other notable winning companies included Royal Caribbean, Walt Disney World Co., Bank Atlantic and the American Cancer Society, among others.

“We are extremely proud to have received this award. It’s a true testament from the traveling public and our customers in support of the Spirit ultra low fares they have come to know and love,” said Spirit Senior Director Michael Pewther. “And what better way to thank all of our customers who voted for us than by throwing one of our outrageous sales.”

Spirit’s 30-cent and 69-cent fares* are available today and tomorrow at www.spiritair.com.

30-cent Fares*

69-cent Fares*

About the International Business Council of Florida:
The International Business Council of Florida is a membership-based, public, not-for-profit association of Florida businesses, leaders and organizations engaged in, or in support of international trade. Our mission is to facilitate international trade in state of Florida; to promote and market Florida as a world-class center for global commerce; and, to support other organizations that share these goals. This mission is accomplished through the retention, expansion and attraction of international commerce, the education of Council members, and through the development of Strategic Alliances with entities who value regional cooperation in the pursuit of this mission.

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 11:59PM ET on June 24, 2009 for travel on the dates as specified by individual market and by market direction. To be eligible to view and purchase the lowest of these fares you must be logged in as a member of the Spirit Airlines $9 Fare Club -- please see spiritair.com for details. No other discounts may be applied to these fares. Other fares must be booked on spiritair.com by 12:59PM ET on June 30, 2009, and are valid for travel daily between June 30, 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.