As Spirit Airlines shuts down, I recall my first ever Spirit Airlines flight…a 2004 redeye flight from Los Angeles to Detroit on an MD-80 as a high-schooler.
2004 was the year I fell in love with flying, but the first half of 2024 was prior to my “awakening.” The school said to book Northwest Airlines nonstop from Los Angeles to Detroit because the McNamara Terminal was very nice (it just opened a couple of years prior). My dad booked Spirit Airlines instead, which even 22 years ago offered a much cheaper option than NWA.
It turned out to be my first flight on Spirit (and my only one for over a decade) and also my first-ever redeye flight. Back in 2004, the Spirit Airlines route map looked like this:
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.
