Spirit Airlines targets Raleigh/Durham for big expansion

Spirit Airlines is making Raleigh/Durham its newest destination. The fast-growing budget airline will debut at the North Carolina airport May 2, launching seven different nonstop routes (story has details). Raleigh/Durham will become Spirit’s third destination in North Carolina, joining Asheville and Greensboro. It’s also part of an ongoing rapid nationwide expansion by Spirit, which also has already announced plans to add Austin and Indianapolis to its network in 2019. Flights from Jacksonville, Florida, began in December. Spirit’s new lineup of flights at Raleigh/Durham “will allow our guests to get to some of the largest destinations in Spirit’s network, including those in the Caribbean and Latin America,” said Matt Klein, Spirit’s Chief Commercial Officer.<br/>