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Spirit Airlines launches its Puerto Rico expansion

Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-271N WL N903NK (msn 7011) FLL (Jay Selman). Image: 404292.

Spirit Airlines entered a new chapter in its 20+ year history on May 5 in Puerto Rico by launching its expansion at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU).

Travelers now have convenient, daily nonstop flight options between San Juan and destinations across the eastern half of the U.S. to include Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), and Detroit (DTW), with a nonstop flight to Hartford (BDL) starting on June 7.

In addition to the new routes, Spirit on May 5 increased SJU service to include five daily flights to Orlando (MCO), and two daily flights to Baltimore (BWI), Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood (FLL) and Newark (EWR).

Spirit Airlines Routes at San Juan (SJU)
Destination:Flights Available:Launch Date:
Atlanta (ATL) NEWDailyMay 5
Boston (BOS)DailyExisting
Hartford (BDL) NEW3x WeeklyJune 7
Baltimore (BWI)2x DailyFrequency increase on May 5
Dallas (DFW) NEWDailyMay 5
Detroit (DTW) NEWDailyMay 5
Newark (EWR) 2x DailyFrequency increase on June 7
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) 2x DailyFrequency increase on April 5
Orlando (MCO) 5x DailyFrequency increase on May 5
Miami (MIA)DailyExisting Service
Chicago (ORD) NEWDailyMay 5
Philadelphia (PHL)DailyExisting Service
Tampa (TPA)DailyExisting Service

In addition to serving its Guests, Spirit and its partners employ nearly 1,000 Puerto Ricans on the island across three airports and its aircraft maintenance facility in Aguadilla. This new expansion will also create about 80 new jobs in San Juan.

Top Copyright Photo: Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-271N WL N903NK (msn 7011) FLL (Jay Selman). Image: 404292.

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Frontier Airlines introduces Bori the Coquí Llanero plane tail to honor Puerto Rico

Frontier Airlines has unveiled its newest aircraft, an Airbus A321neo featuring Bori the Coquí Llanero on its tail, during a celebration at Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Bori the Coquí Llanero pays tribute to Puerto Rico, which is Frontier’s largest Caribbean destination. The airline serves Puerto Rico from San Juan, Aguadilla and Ponce and has been significantly expanding its operations across the island. Frontier has announced a major increase in service over the past several months, growing the total number of routes it operates from Puerto Rico from 11 to 20.

Every Frontier aircraft features an animal on its tail with a special name and backstory. Last year, the airline conducted a Tropical Tails contest, which featured endangered species from six different tropical destinations, one of which would be deemed the winner and featured on a future aircraft. The Puerto Rican lowland coquí received the top vote.

Consumers were then invited to vote on a name for the coquí llanero via social media. ‘Bori’ was the resulting winner and is short for Boricua, which is derived from “Borikén” (the Taino Indian name for the island) and used to describe a person from Puerto Rico by birth or descent.

The Puerto Rican lowland coquí is one of the smallest tree frogs in the world. Mature llaneros are no wider than a dime and generally yellowish in color. Their tiny stature squeezes their vocal range into the highest pitch of almost any frog – just barely audible to human ears, making the sound they are so famously known for and named after — “Ko-Kee.” The coquí llanero is listed as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

Frontier Airlines announces a major expansion in Puerto Rico, also adds Ponce

Frontier Airlines has announced a major expansion of service to Puerto Rico with new nonstop routes from seven U.S. cities, plus Cancun, starting in May.

As part of the expanded service, Frontier will begin offering flights to Ponce, Puerto Rico for the first time, along with expanded service to San Juan and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.

With the expansion, Frontier will serve more routes to Puerto Rico than any other airline.

The new routes bring the airline’s total number of nonstops to Puerto Rico to 19.

Nonstop service will begin in May to Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU) from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), and Cancun International Airport (CUN). Additionally, Frontier will also begin daily one-stop service in May to SJU from Denver International Airport (DEN) via DFW.

Frontier will also launch nonstop service to Rafael Hernández International Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (BQN) from Tampa International Airport (TPA) and to Mercedita International Airport in Ponce, Puerto Rico (PSE) from Orlando International Airport (MCO).

Frontier’s major expansion of service to Puerto Rico comes on the same day Frontier launches its GoWild! Summer Pass™ which offers exclusive access to unlimited flights between the airline’s U.S. and international destinations from May 2 through Sept. 30, 2023. The pass is available for a limited time at a special introductory price of $399 per person. Terms and conditions apply.

Service to/ from Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU):

SERVICE TO/ FROM: SERVICE START: SERVICE FREQUENCY: INTRO FARE: 
Cleveland (CLE) May 4, 2023 4x/week $69* 
Detroit (DTW) May 5, 2023 4x/week $69* 
Baltimore (BWI) May 4, 2023 Daily $59* 
Chicago (MDW) May 4, 2023 6x/week $69* 
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) May 4, 2023 Daily $69* 

Service from Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU):

SERVICE TO: SERVICE START: SERVICE FREQUENCY: INTRO FARE: 
Cancun, Mexico (CUN) May 25, 2023 3x/week $69* 

Service to/ from Mercedita International Airport in Ponce, Puerto Rico (PSE):

SERVICE TO/ FROM: SERVICE START: SERVICE FREQUENCY: INTRO FARE: 
Orlando (MCO) May 4, 2023 3x/week $49* 

Service to/ from Rafael Hernández International Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (BQN):

SERVICE TO/ FROM: SERVICE START: SERVICE FREQUENCY: INTRO FARE: 
Tampa (TPA) May 4, 2023 3x/week $49* 

Frequency and times are subject to change.

Top Copyright Photo: Frontier Airlines (2nd) Airbus A321-251NX WL N603FR (msn 11032) (America’s Green Airline) LAS (Jay Selman). Image: 404208.

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