{"id":331124,"date":"2026-07-06T21:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/331124\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T21:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:04:10","slug":"frontier-airlines-expands-service-at-fort-lauderdale-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/331124\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontier Airlines expands service at Fort Lauderdale airport"},"content":{"rendered":"

Frontier Airlines has picked up eight routes previously served by Spirit, including one out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.<\/p>\n

The carrier introduced the expanded schedule<\/a> on Sunday, July 5, as it joins other airlines filling the gap<\/a> left after Spirit shuttered service in early May.<\/p>\n

The routes include daily nonstop flights between FLL and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Introductory fares start at $49 through July 12, according to the airline.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased to grow our service across the country to ensure low-cost flight options remain available to consumers as they plan their travel this summer and beyond,\u201d Frontier Vice President of Network and Operations Design Josh Flyr said in a news release.<\/p>\n

Spirit, a Dania Beach-based carrier and a longtime staple for budget-conscious South Florida travelers, had operated out of FLL since the early 1990s before announcing its closure<\/a> on May 2.<\/p>\n

\"Frontier Frontier has picked up eight routes previously served by Spirit, including one out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Kevin Carter Getty Images <\/p>\n

The carrier credited its collapse to insurmountable financial pressures and a \u201csudden and sustained rise in fuel prices.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to April airport data, Frontier holds 3.8% of passenger traffic<\/a> at Fort Lauderdale, the smallest market share among the airport\u2019s major airlines.<\/p>\n


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Carla Mendez<\/a><\/p>\n

Pembroke Pines News<\/p>\n

Carla Mendez is a Venezuelan-born Miami native who covers the city of Pembroke Pines for the Pembroke Pines News, part of the Miami Herald family. A proud FIU alum, she has reported on immigration, education, and politics. Off the beat, she\u2019s watching films, taking photos, or pretending she\u2019s in a band.\u00a0\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Frontier Airlines has picked up eight routes previously served by Spirit, including one out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":331125,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-331124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/331125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}