Attract Californians: Spirit Adds New Bay Area Route to DFW

On Thursday, Spirit announced the launch of a daily non-stop flight from San Jose Mineta International Airport to DFW starting June 7th.

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Dallas Fort Worth International Airport will be one of three destinations served by Spirit Airlines Inc. when the ultra-low cost carrier begins flying out of San Jose, California this summer.

On Thursday, Spirit announced that it would begin a daily nonstop flight from San Jose Mineta International Airport to DFW starting June 7th. The carrier will also start two flights a day to Las Vegas and a daily flight to San Diego.

Flights from DFW will operate at an initial one-way fare of $89, excluding taxes and surcharges.

Spirit (NYSE: SAVE), headquartered in Miramar, Florida, is DFW’s third largest airline behind American Airlines Group Inc. and United Airlines Holdings Inc. Last year, the carrier operated 8,849 flights from DFW to 19 destinations, according to Cirium’s flight data tracking system. . According to Cirium, this summer, Spirit plans to operate 32 flights a day during the summer tourist season.

Those numbers will rise even higher with the addition of San Jose and San Juan, Puerto Rico, which Spirit also announced earlier this week that it will begin serving DFW this spring.

Spirit is expanding at DFW as part of a plan to increase the number of flights it offers from the airport by 20% this spring. Spirit will operate three new non-stop routes from DFW starting in May to Newark, NJ; San Diego and Charlotte, North Carolina, another of America’s major centers in Fort Worth. The carrier also maintains a crew base for DFW flight attendants and pilots.

San Jose will be the seventh airport served by Spirit in California, after Burbank, Los Angeles, Oakland, Orange County, Sacramento and San Diego.

“We are excited to provide more opportunities and increase competition with the introduction of our ultra-low fares and Spirit branded service in the heart of Silicon Valley,” John Kirby, vice president of network planning for Spirit Airlines, said in a statement. “With our new affordable non-stop flights to popular destinations, we’re making vacations and connecting with loved ones easier than ever.”

American is currently the only other carrier serving San Jose from DFW. An American flies up to four times a day to San Jose during peak hours.

From Dallas Love Field Airport, Southwest Airlines Co. operates two flights a day to San Jose.

Spirit’s biggest competitor in California comes from Southwest (NYSE: LUV). Dallas-based Southwest is the state’s busiest airline, with more flights from California than from any other state in the country, including Texas. Southwest is the leading airline at eight of California’s top 10 busiest airports.

In total, Southwest serves 13 cities in California, including 10 from Love Field.

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