ADVISORY/Fort Lauderdale's Hometown Airline, Spirit Airlines Departs for the North Pole to Visit Santa.

Business Editors/Travel Writers

ADVISORY...for Sunday (Dec. 8)

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What:    Spirit Airlines and Stanley C. Panther of the Florida
         Panthers greet children and their families from Joe DiMaggio
         Children's Hospital for a special holiday flight to the North
         Pole.

When:    Sunday, December 8, 2002 at 10:00 a.m.

Where:   Terminal 4, Gate H3 - Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood
         International Airport Spirit's North Pole Check-In Area

Photo Opportunities: 30 children and their families will be greeted at the North Pole gate area by Stanley C. Panther of the Florida Panthers.

Following boarding they will "take off" to see Santa. The plane will be met by fire trucks with a celebratory water cascade and greeted by Santa.

Santa will then escort the special passengers to a reception area at the airport for a holiday party with goodies and gifts provided by Spirit Airlines.

The Rest of the Story: This North Pole program is in its 16th year and was founded by the Eastern Airlines Silverliners. The tradition is carried on by the Basette's, a 30-member organization of Broward aviation sales executives who are in the 21st year of doing good deeds for the Broward County community.

Ed Nelson, director of the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, will play the part of Santa and Alice Parkman, director of sales and marketing at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale/Sunrise will play the part of Mrs. Claus.

"As Fort Lauderdale's hometown airline, we are thrilled to be able to reach out into the community again this year and give these special kids a treat. We very much appreciate the support of Broward Aviation as well as the Florida Panthers and our own spirited team and others to make all of this happen," said Tom Anderson, senior vice president of marketing and chief marketing officer.

Media Notes:

Please contact Laura Bennett at 407-425-6040 or via email at [e-mail] if you plan to attend the event for security access instructions.

About Spirit Airlines

Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Spirit Airlines is the largest privately-held airline in the U.S. With a fleet of modern aircraft for scheduled and charter service, Spirit brings low fares and friendly service to Atlantic City, N.J., Chicago/O'Hare, Denver, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Myrtle Beach, S.C., New York/LaGuardia, Oakland, Calif., San Juan, Puerto Rico and the Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando, Tampa and West Palm Beach (seasonal service). Spirit's website is http://www.spiritair.com.