Spirit Airlines, hoping to capitalize on travel rebound, adding two new cities this summer

Spirit Airlines plans to begin service in Milwaukee and Louisville, Kentucky, this summer as the airline looks to a hoped-for travel rebound given positive trends in coronavirus case counts and COVID-19 vaccines. The airline will launch flights in Louisville on May 27, with daily nonstop service to and from Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida; Las Vegas and Los Angeles. The new Los Angeles flight will be the only nonstop flight from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. "This is probably the best service announcement I've made in my career, and I've been around for a minute," Dan Mann, executive director for the Louisville Regional Airport Authority, said Tuesday. Spirit's Milwaukee flights begin June 24. The Florida-based airline plans to offer daily service to and from Orlando, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. The Los Angeles flight will be the only nonstop flight from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport.<br/>