Airlines are stepping up with new flights to fill the gap left by Spirit Airlines.
American Airlines, Avianca, Breeze Airways, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines have all added flights and routes in former Spirit markets since the discount carrier shut down May 2, airline statements and schedule data from aviation analytics firm Cirium show.
Spirit flew just under 2% of all domestic flights and seats, according to Cirium data — not a large airline but not an insignificant one either. Its five largest destinations (by seats) were: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), Orlando International Airport (MCO), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
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