Spirit Airlines has made cuts to several flights and routes in its future schedules, particularly affecting South Florida’s major commercial airports. The Dania Beach-based budget airline filed for bankruptcy earlier in November after several potential mergers fell through.
According to flight data from Cirium, a London-based aviation analytics platform, Spirit Airlines has eliminated 84 scheduled direct flights at Miami International Airport, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and Palm Beach International Airport when comparing its timetables for February 2024 and February 2025.
Here are the canceled or reduced Spirit direct flights originating from South Florida airports for February 2025, in comparison to February 2024.
Canceled or cut back direct flights from Miami International Airport (MIA) to:
- Pittsburgh
- Nashville
- Minneapolis
- Atlanta
- Dallas/Fort Worth
- Baltimore
- Chicago
- Houston
- Charlotte
- New Orleans
- Boston
- Carolina (Puerto Rico)
- Philadelphia
- New York
- Las Vegas
- Detroit
- Newark
Canceled or cut back direct flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to:
- Port-au-Prince (Haiti)
- Phoenix
- Los Angeles
- San Salvador (El Salvador)
- Ecuador
- Saint Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)
- Managua (Nicaragua)
- Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
- Oranjestad (Aruba)
- Simpson Bay (Sint Maarten)
- Guatemala City
- San Antonio
- Antioquia (Colombia)
- Norfolk
- Nashville
- Dallas/Fort Worth
- Rio Segundo (Costa Rica)
- Louisville
- Philadelphia
- Cortes (Honduras)
- Dominican Republic
- Charlotte
- Chicago
- Atlanta
- Raleigh/Durham
- Austin
- Indianapolis
- Cleveland
- Punta Cana (Dominican Republic)
- Pensacola
- Detroit
- Houston
- Hartford
- Orlando
- Columbus
- Columbia, S.C.
- New York
- Port Royal (Jamaica)
- Tampa
- Bolivar (Colombia)
- Montego Bay (Jamaica)
- Charlotte Amalie
- Haiti
- Baltimore
- Pittsburgh
- Newark
- Atlantic City
- Cali (Colombia)
- Boston
- Myrtle Beach
- Charleston
- Comayagua (Honduras)
- Bogota (Colombia)
- Las Vegas
- New Orleans
- Barranquilla E Cortissoz (Colombia)
- Richmond
- Callao (Peru)
- Milwaukee
- Santander (Colombia)
- St. Louis
- Kansas City
- Birmingham
- Rochester
Canceled direct flights from Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) to:
- Boston
- New York
- Atlantic City
The budget carrier, which filed for bankruptcy in November after potential mergers did not materialize, has cut 48 scheduled flights when comparing its February 2024 and February 2025 timetables.
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) was the hardest hit, losing 64 flights, while Miami International Airport (MIA) saw a decrease of 17 flights and Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) lost 3. At FLL, Spirit eliminated direct routes to Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and reduced services from various South American and Caribbean destinations. Routes to Haiti were suspended due to civil unrest.
In Miami, Spirit transitioned five routes—Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, and Nashville—to seasonal service in 2024 and discontinued its Pittsburgh route. West Palm Beach lost its Boston route, but the Atlantic City route remains, and a New York route will relaunch in February. Spirit stated these adjustments are routine and unrelated to its Chapter 11 restructuring.
Overall, the airline cut over 5,000 flights for February 2025 compared to the previous year, reducing service from several Sun Belt markets. Tampa Bay International Airport lost 10 routes, including those to Atlanta and Philadelphia.
Nicole Aguiar, a Spirit spokesperson, noted that the airline routinely evaluates its network to focus on its strongest routes. Despite these cuts, Spirit added service between Los Angeles and new destinations, including Seattle, San Jose, and Reno, as well as increasing flights in Los Angeles, New Orleans, Rochester, and Fort Lauderdale.
