Spirit plans to fly to Haiti in 2007
Spirit Airlines plans to begin flights to Haiti from Fort Lauderdale in April, its president says.
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Spirit Airlines has received approval from the U.S. government to fly to Haiti from Fort Lauderdale, the local low-cost carrier’s president and CEO said Friday.
Spirit plans to start daily flights to Port-au-Prince in April, Ben Baldanza said during an interview with The Miami Herald on Friday.
”By census count there are almost 100,000 Haitians living in Broward,” Baldanza said. “Everyone we’ve spoken with is really excited about us choosing there.”
The Miramar-based carrier is awaiting official approval from the Haitian government, but Baldanza said the government has so far ”warmly welcomed” the carrier to the island.
