Travelers from Puerto Rico may have fewer flight choices from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) in Isla Verde, after Spirit Airlines canceled two air routes to locations within the United States, the place numerous Puerto Ricans reside.
The Miami-based airline canceled the air route between SJU and Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), in Fort-Myers, Florida, as of September 2 of this yr, confirmed the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (CTPR). The route had 4 weekly frequencies.
Likewise, Spirit will finish its air route between SJU and Tampa International Airport (TPA), additionally in Florida, efficient November 5. This route had three weekly frequencies.
Although this newspaper tried to acquire a response from the airline, it was not attainable on the time of publication of this story.
However, Crystal Bell, director of the CTPR Air and Maritime Access Office, highlighted that, as lately as final week, Spirit started two new air routes from SJU. The airline started flying to Louis Armstrong MSY International Airport in New Orleans and George Bush International Airport (IAH) in Houston.
“This is along with frequency will increase in markets reminiscent of Chicago and Miami, the place frequencies will double in the course of the summer season,” Bell anticipated in written statements.
The yellow airline has a 13% market share at SJU, in keeping with information from Aerostar Airport Holdings, the personal operator of SJU.
Spirit’s transfer comes as its foremost opponents, JetBlue and Frontier Airlines, proceed so as to add flights from San Juan.
For instance, final week, JetBlue reported that it’ll start working six new flights from SJU, together with two to the town of Cancun, Mexico, and Medellín, Colombia.
Meanwhile, Frontier lately introduced that it could start operations to Cibao International Airport (STI), in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, and Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), in Barbados. Likewise, he reported that he would fly to Piarco International Airport in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (POS).
“On the web, seat capability in San Juan for this summer season continues to develop at greater than 12% in comparison with summer season 2023, making this one of many 5 quickest rising airports within the United States,” Bell mentioned.