Ultra Low Cost Carrier to Provide Up to a Billion Miles
Spirit Airlines has announced plans for providing relief to the people of Haiti.
"Our hearts and prayers go out to all of the people in Haiti during this terrible tragedy," says Spirit Airlines CEO and President Ben Baldanza. "Our initial focus is on raising funds for relief agencies that are best equipped to aid in the overall relief and Spirit stands ready to give a billion miles to those that assist in this effort."
Spirit will give 5,000 FREE Spirit miles to everyone who donates at least $5 to the Red Cross, UNICEF or Yéle Haiti, enough miles for a free flight*. The ultra low cost carrier will give up to a billion miles.
Those interested in joining Spirit Airlines in their fundraising relief efforts for Haiti should visit www.spiritair.com/haiti after making at least a $5 donation to one of the following organizations:
- Yéle Haiti (www.yele.org)
- Red Cross (www.redcross.org)
- UNICEF (www.unicef.org)
Spirit will in turn credit 5,000 miles to their FREE Spirit accounts, enough for a free flight*. For complete details, visit www.spiritair.com/haiti.
Since Spirit Airlines started flying to Haiti in 2007, it has lowered fares over 40 percent, saving Haitians over $10 million.**
Spirit Airlines Flight Information Update:
- Spirit's Wednesday, January 13 and Thursday, January 14 flights between Fort Lauderdale and Port-au-Prince, Haiti, are cancelled.
- Spirit will reinstate service to Haiti when the airport is open to commercial airlines.
- Spirit is providing updates at www.spiritair.com with details about flights and the relief effort as they become available.
About Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines, Inc. (www.spiritair.com) is the largest Ultra Low Cost Carrier (ULCC) in the United States, Latin America and Caribbean. Its all-Airbus fleet, the youngest in the Americas, flies more than 150 daily flights to 40 destinations. The company is based in Miramar, Florida.
*In order to qualify for this promotion, the person who donates must be a FREE SPIRIT member. To register for the FREE SPIRIT frequent flyer program, visit https://www.spiritair.com/FreeSpiritEnrollment.aspx. FREE SPIRIT member must donate at least $5 USD to either UNICEF, American Red Cross, or Yéle Haiti and complete the form at http://www.spiritair.com/haiti by January 17, 2010 to qualify for this promotion. The first 200,000 FREE SPIRIT members who qualify for this promotion will be credited 5,000 FREE SPIRIT bonus miles to their account within approximately 6-8 weeks of the completion of this promotion, or by April 1, 2010, which is equal to 1,000,000,000 total FREE SPIRIT bonus miles. A FREE SPIRIT member and account can only qualify once for this promotion, therefore only one donation will count and a maximum of 5,000 FREE SPIRIT bonus miles will be credited to a FREE SPIRIT account. 5,000 bonus miles is enough for 1 roundtrip off-peak award ticket for a member that has an active FREE SPIRIT MasterCard account. A 5,000 off-peak award ticket is roundtrip to a destination of less than 1,250 miles (one way) during specified off-peak period. See http://www.spiritair.com/MembershipGuide.aspx for more details.
**Comparing industry YE1Q07 vs. Spirit's average fare YE2Q09 US DOT DB1B market size and fares.
Contacts:
Spirit Airlines
Misty Pinson (North America), 954-918-9432
misty.pinson@spiritair.com
or
Manuel
Jaquez (Latin America & Caribbean), 954-628-4898
manuel.jaquez@spiritair.com