Flights going to new Caribbean routes of Haiti and Dominican Republic

Low cost carrier, Spirit Airlines has launched its first-ever Caribbean flights from Miami International Airport, traversing two new Caribbean routes. 

The two new routes are Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Spirit Airlines kicked off its new slots in Miami with non-stop service to both Santo Domingo, The Dominican Republic and Port-au-Prince in Haiti. 

The Port-au-Prince flights are operating four times each week, while Santo Domingo service operates three times weekly. The low cost American carrier has announced plans to add more flights from Miami to the Caribbean in the next few months, including daily service to Barranquilla, Colombia beginning on November 17 and daily service to San Juan, Puerto Rico, also on that same day.

Commenting on the new flights out of Miami, Ted Christie, president and CEO of Spirit Airlines, said, “we want our Free Spirit Loyalty winners to be able to choose their own destinations because flexibility is what we’re providing in Miami—multiple daily flights that go all over the US and stretch into South America. Combined with our flights from West Palm Beach and our position as the largest carrier in Fort Lauderdale, we’re giving our guests more options in South Florida than ever”.

In January, Spirit will add another new route from Miami to the region, with thrice weekly flights to St Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. 

For her part, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava remarked: “Spirit Airlines is America’s only major airline headquartered in South Florida, and welcoming them to our airport is extremely special. We proudly welcome the significant investment of flights, jobs and business revenue that Spirit is bringing to MIA and to Miami-Dade County, and we are excited to see the company grow as they offer more travel options to our residents and visitors.”

Spirit’s entry comes as another fast-growing, low-cost carrier, Frontier Airlines, also recently launched a major Caribbean expansion out of Miami. This is a notable addition for Santo Domingo, which has been one of the fastest-growing destinations in the Caribbean as The Dominican Republic looks to position its capital as a tourism destination.