DENVER (KDVR) — It’s official, Spirit Airways will stop operations out of Denver Worldwide Airport with its final flight on Tuesday.
In response to DIA’s web site, the last Spirit flight to reach on the airport might be coming from Miami. The ultimate flight will arrive at 9:43 a.m. on Tuesday.
The final departing Spirit flight is at 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 8, and it’s headed to Fort Lauderdale Worldwide Airport.
Spirit cites ‘engine availability’ in Denver choice
In November, the ultra-low-cost airline introduced that it will now not be offering flights in or out of Denver. This isn’t the primary time the airline discontinued its flights, it occurred in 2004 and was revived in 2012.
This alteration will have an effect on three routes to DIA: Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas and Miami.
Spirit Airways launched an announcement following the announcement and stated it will refund clients with reservations after Jan. 9.
“As we proceed to be taught extra about how Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engine availability impacts our fleet and operations, we’re compelled to make some robust selections. After contemplating these constraints and the underperformance of our routes by way of Denver Worldwide Airport (DEN), we’ve made the troublesome choice to discontinue service on the airport, efficient Jan. 9, 2024,” the assertion reads.
Spirit Airways thanked the Denver Division of Aviation for its decade-long partnership.
In a future transfer for the airline, JetBlue has made a suggestion to amass Spirit Airways, however america Division of Justice has sued to dam the deal.
